Abortion advocates have long hidden behind the argument that life does not begin at conception, that the unborn child in the womb is nothing more than a clump of cells, a fetus to be discarded if the mother so chooses. But as medical technology has advanced, this argument has become less and less convincing, to the point where it should no longer be considered legally permissible.
But abortionists will almost certainly try to make this argument once again when they ask the Supreme Court in December to strike down all abortion restrictions, including a restriction passed by Mississippi banning all abortions after 15 weeks of gestation. If they do, they will have to either manipulate or ignore completely the science that is now firmly on the pro-life movement’s side.
A diagnostic radiologist, Grazie Pozo Christie, who works with unborn children, some of whom are in the first stages of development inside the womb, explained in a recent op-ed for the Wall Street Journal how her work proves that abortion is the taking of a human life. She and two other female physicians, a neonatologist and an obstetrician, also filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Supreme Court case regarding Mississippi’s abortion law, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
She writes:
At 15 weeks, the brain’s frontal lobes, ventricles, and thalamus fill the oval-shaped skull. The baby’s profile is endearing in its petite perfection: gently sloping nose, distinct upper and lower lips, eyes that open and close. With the advent of 3D ultrasound, we can now see the fetal face in all its detail.
Medical and technological advancements have made it impossible to ignore the truth: that unborn infants are alive and growing and therefore worthy of the same rights afforded to the rest of us. The Supreme Court must reject any argument to the contrary.
