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Scientists think there's an evolutionary mechanism whereby the baby assists in protecting the mother's heart during and after pregnancy.

Can an unborn baby really send stem cells to repair its mother’s organs?

Scientists think there’s an evolutionary mechanism whereby the baby assists in protecting the mother’s heart during and after pregnancy. Editor’s note. This comes from our friends at SPUC–the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children. This popular meme suggests that an unborn baby can send its own stem cells to its mother to repair damaged …

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UK health service may harvest organs from babies with lethal defects

By Michael Cook The UK’s National Health Service is to encourage pregnant women whose children have a fatal birth defect to bring them to term so that their organs can be harvested. This shocking story was reported by the Mail on Sunday. The newspaper quotes a number of doctors who support the idea and cites …

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Dying babies shouldn’t be viewed as spare parts

By Anthony Ozimic Editor’s note. This analysis is provided by our friends at SPUC, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children. The front-page story of last weekend’s Mail on Sunday newspaper revealed proposals [by The National Health Service] to ask mothers of terminally-ill unborn children to consider donating their babies’ organs. The proposal includes …

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