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FAQ's
What
happens when I turn 20?
Teen
membership is extended until your 20th birthday. At that age you are
encouraged to become a member of West Virginians
for Life.
What is the cost of membership?
A one time membership fee of ten
dollars provides funds for
various teen expenses.
How old do I have to be to join?
You are welcome from conception!
Why be a member?
Teens
can learn, share, meet, and help advance the Pro-Life cause.
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Did you know?
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1.6 million unborn babies are
killed every year by legal abortion—that’s over 4,000 each
day, one every 20 seconds.
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Abortion can cause serious physical harm and
psychological complications for the mother. Including problems
in future pregnancies.
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More than one out of every four ( >25%) babies
conceived in America is killed by legal abortion. |
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At conception, the
baby has its own unique DNA. |
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By 18 days after
conception, the baby’s heart begins to beat. |
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By 35 days after
conception, the baby has a brain, eyes, ears, mouth and more! |
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By 70 days after conception, the baby has
fingers and fingerprints. He or she can make a fist to hold an
object.
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Babies feel pain. From at least six weeks in
development babies have sensation around its face and mouth. At
seven weeks a baby can feel a needle stick and will draw back.
Even at that time if you put a little probe or instrument in the
baby’s hand it will curl up its hand around it, so it feels
things.
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By day 17 blood vessels begin to form.
Remarkably, the future sex cells that will give rise to sperm or
eggs for a new generation begin to group together—only 17 days
after this new life is alive itself. Putting a new twist on
‘reproductive rights’ arguments of pro-abortionists. |
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Abortion is legal up to the very second that the
unborn child’s head emerges from the womb. Late term abortions
turn the child around so the body comes out first.
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A recent poll showed 72% of the public supported
parental consent before an abortion, and 78% supported parental
notification—including 64% of ‘pro-choice respondents’. (www.pollingreport.com)
West Virginia law does not require parental notification. (But
we hope to change that very soon!) |
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