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...born in the U.S. Until now, the genetic disorder could not be detected prenatally until the second trimester. That may change. A new test, still in the early stages of study, can detect it in the first trimester, using the mother's blood and an ultrasound scan of the fetus...
Last year, HRL’s “Natalie” posters, which showed the progressive stages of development of a fetus, were also torn down, prompting a campus controversy over the limits of free speech...
...panel of British experts declared in 1994 that being derived from aborted fetal tissue would be psychologically damaging to any child. As Executive Director of the American Infertility Association Pamela Madsena says, "no one should reproduce against their will, or without their knowledge or consent. How can an unborn fetus consent to reproduce...
...Doctors in Copenhagen warn that a woman whose first child is a boy is more likely to miscarry subsequent pregnancies due to her immune system's response to proteins unique to the male fetus...
...this observation in 14 samples from many places. Something about occupying a womb that has held other boys occasionally results in reduced birth weight, a larger placenta and a greater probability of homosexuality. That something, Blanchard suspects, is an immune reaction in the mother, primed by the first male fetus, that grows stronger with each male pregnancy. Perhaps the immune response affects the expression of key genes during brain development in a way that boosts a boy's attraction to his own sex. Such an explanation would not hold true for all gay men, but it might provide important clues...