[lbo-talk] "I Had an Abortion"

[Todd Archer]

Dennis said:

>Yeah, a "polyp" with a beating heart, arms, legs, bones and a developing
>brain. A "polyp" that yawns and stretches.

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3846525.stm>

>Those must have been some polyps up yr. ass, Carrol.

Dammit, Dennis!  Thought you'd be able to hold it until we got home!  !{)>

Here.  Wipe off with this:

The Facts Speak Louder Than "The Silent Scream"

. . . .

Claim:
The 12-week fetus makes purposeful movements (e.g., agitated movement in an 
attempt to avoid suction cannula).

Facts:
At this stage of pregnancy, all fetal movement is reflexive in nature rather 
than purposeful, since the latter requires cognition, which is the ability 
to perceive and know. For cognition to occur, the cortex (gray matter 
covering the brain) must be present, as well as myelinization (covering 
sheath) of the spinal cord and attached nerves, which is not the case.

An example of the reflex withdrawal without pain occurs in an anencephalic 
(absent brain) newborn. Another known example of the reflex movement at this 
stage of human pregnancy is thumb sucking in utero.

What is termed "frantic activity" by the fetus is a reflex response of the 
fetus resulting from movement of the uterus and its contents induced by 
operator manipulation of the suction curette or the ultrasound transducer on 
the abdomen. This same type of response would likely occur with any external 
stimulus. A one-cell organism such as an amoeba will reflexively move or 
display a withdrawal reaction when touched.

In addition, experts in ultrasonography and film technology have concluded 
that the videotape of the abortion was deliberately slowed down and 
subsequently speeded up to create an impression of hyperactivity.

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/abortion/silentscream.HTM

Todd

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