Putting aside all the arguments about the morality of abortion, what are the simple facts about aborting a child?

By the end of the second week after conception, the baby has a developing brain and a basic heart. This means that the fetus is not part of the mother's body, but is distinctively separate.

As you approach the end of your third week, the baby has begun to develop vertebrae, eyes, ears and a closed circulatory system. The baby’s heart is beating by now and he has begun to develop lungs as well as arms and legs.

As you near your sixth week, the brain is visible and electrically active.

The baby can feel pain by the 9th week after conception. Though doctors now know this to be true; still as many as 48% of all abortions occur after this point. You may not be able to feel it, but the baby can move and kick. Click to keep reading...