Chemical Abortions RU-486 The woman takes the Ru-486 pills at the clinic, which block the action of progesterone, the natural hormone vital to maintaining the rich nutrient lining of the uterus. The developing baby starves as the nutrient lining disintegrates. The woman is given pills to be taken at home the
Perinatal Hospice
Cheryl2020-03-06T15:34:40-05:00Perinatal Hospice Before the 1980’s, families discovered that their baby had an abnormality at birth. Beginning in the 1980’s, ultrasound and amniocentesis were developed. Today more than half of pregnancies affected by fetal abnormalities are identified prenatally. At least 3% of all pregnancies are affected by fetal abnormalities, which include conditions that are lethal
West Virginia Will to Live
Cheryl2020-05-22T17:19:21-04:00West Virginia Will to Live With the development in America of the support for involuntary euthanasia, sick and disabled Americans do not have legal protection from being killed. We cannot count on a general respect for life to protect patients, or leave matters to be worked out informally among doctors, patients and
40 Years of Roe and Doe
Cheryl2019-05-29T11:48:23-04:00Forty Years of Roe: The Nation's Tragic Experiment This video was recorded when West Virginians for Life marked the passing of Forty Years of Roe by having an educational event on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at the Bridgeport Conference Center in Bridgeport, WV. Speakers included: Byron C. Calhoun, M.D., FACOG, FACS, MBA, Professor
Physician-Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia
Cheryl2020-08-06T20:41:49-04:00Physician-Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia Physician-assisted suicide involves a physician prescribing lethal drugs for a patient with the knowledge that the patient intends to use the drugs to commit suicide. Refusing a ventilator, or some other life sustaining machine or treatment is not assisted suicide and is legal. The intent of refusing medical treatment is
Post-Abortion Issues
Cheryl2019-12-04T13:25:55-05:00Post-Abortion Issues Post-Abortion Syndrome Professional counselors who have worked with women who have had abortions have recognized a cluster of reactions that fit the model of post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological dysfunction resulting from a traumatic experience which overwhelms a person's normal healthy defense mechanisms. Some of the symptoms they have found to
Fetal Development
Cheryl2022-02-18T20:42:17-05:00Fetal Development Day 1 - fertilization: all human chromosomes present; unique human life begins Day 6 - embryo begins implanting in the uterus Day 22 - heart begins to beat with the child’s own blood, often a different type than the mother’s Week 5 - eyes, legs, hands begin to develop Week 6 - brain waves