The past
Twenty years ago, only 20 per cent of babies born weighing less than 2lb 2oz would have survived, according to the premature baby charity Bliss . Now 80 per cent do. When the current generation of neonatalogists were training, a 23-week-old baby would be left to die: now it is likely to be resuscitated. When abortion was legalised in 1968, the time limit was 28 weeks: it was reduced to 24 weeks in 1990 partly because of the increased viability of premature babies. In 1969, 5.3 women per 1000 aged between 15 and 44 had a termination.
--(Source: The Observer)
And still, in too many parts of our world, it would have been perfectly legal to abort her..
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Monday, September 22, 2008
Thank Heavens for Progress...
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Your title for this post is perfect. Yes, THANK HEAVENS FOR PROGRESS!
What a cutie! It's amazing how these little ones can survive at times others still believe they aren't really a person.
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