Modern technology can detect a baby's heartbeat eighteen days after conception.
Six weeks from conception, signals from the fetal brain can be detected, and the baby moves spontaneously. Thirty-nine percent of abortions are performed on babies between 9 and 12 weeks from a woman's last menstrual period, for a total of 89 percent performed by the end of the first trimester, when the baby is six to ten weeks along. A baby at this stage can respond to touch and sound. Vocal cords are formed by the thirteenth week, and except for a lack of air, the baby could be heard to cry. Contacting Baptists for Life, Inc. is easy . . .