#fetal-development

#fetal-development

Abortion rights group Reproaction notes that the "Baby Olivia" video claims that fetuses experience hiccups at seven weeks gestation, when scientists and medical professionals have repeatedly stated that fetal hiccups don't begin until 23 weeks. That kind of deception is a key tactic of Live Action, an anti-abortion group that produced the video. Lila Rose, the president of Live Action, has inaccurately said that abortion is " never medically necessary," and supports forcing rape and incest victims to bear their abusers' child. David Daleiden, who infamously released doctored videos smearing Planned Parenthood and was convicted for illegally recording protected communications between patients and reproductive health care providers, is a former Live Action staffer.

Depression during pregnancy is an important topic. (Depression affects up to 9 percent of pregnant women in the U.S., according to the Mayo Clinic.) But such knee-jerk reactions to conversations about the risks of SSRIs rob women of the information they need to make decisions for their own health and the health of their unborn children, two of the panelists told The American Conservative in interviews.