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  • 2013-11-09 (xsd:date)
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  • Is This a Photograph of a 12-Week Fetus? (en)
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  • The image displayed above, purportedly showing a 12-week gestational fetus resting in the palm of an adult's hand, has been widely circulated via social media as a demonstration of how closely a 12-week-old fetus resembles a full-term child (even though the former may legally be terminated through elective abortion). However, this image isn't a photograph of a real fetus. It's a picture of a hand-painted resin doll crafted by artist Donna Lee and sold through the One Tiny Life organization for the stated purpose of using them in schools and pregnancy centers to educate prospective mothers: These dolls have been criticized as inaccurate depictions that misleadingly 'humanize' a 12-week fetus beyond its actual appearance, with critics pointing out that at the 12-week stage of development a fetus is smaller, exhibits much less well-defined features, and has translucent skin: For comparison with the appearance of the doll displayed above, the BabyCenter web site provides week-by-week visual depictions and text descriptions of fetal development.These dolls were the subject of some controversy in October 2011 when they were handed out to Halloween trick-or-treaters in Georgia by a pro-life group. (en)
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