This document provides a detailed overview of fetal development from conception through the third trimester of pregnancy. It describes the major physical changes that occur each week. It also outlines various abortion methods used during each trimester, including suction aspiration, dilation and curettage, RU-486, dilation and evacuation, saline injection, prostaglandin injection, and partial-birth abortion. The document raises questions about when life begins and whether abortion constitutes murder.

1. A Womb with a View A Look at the Life of the Unborn and The Methods Used to Take that Life

6. By Day 21 the heart begins to beat. By the 4th week , the backbone and muscles are forming. Arms , legs , eyes , and ears have begun to show. By only Day 20 foundations of the brain , spinal cord and nervous system are already established.

13. Abortion Techniques used during these First Three Months (the First Trimester)

22. Abortion Techniques used during the Second “Trimester”

32. Abortion techniques used during the last three months, the Third Trimester

34. Questions for Discussion