Today all of America should be mourning the murder of millions of children across the United States.

Exactly 33 years ago, the Supreme Court decided in Roe v. Wade that a woman could kill her child as long as the child was in the womb. Ever since that day, innocent children have fallen victim to the pro-choice movement that ironically gives them no choice in their fate.

As I ponder this dark stain upon the United States, I wonder at the pro-abortionists who claim what the doctors are killing is not human. If it is not a human, what is it? If it is not a human at conception, when does it become one?

Five signs of life in the womb:

Heartbeat

Modern technology can detect a baby’s heartbeat eighteen days after conception. Most abortions are not performed until the eighth week (56 days) of a pregnancy or later.

Brain waves

Six weeks after conception, signals from the fetal brain can be detected. Dream patterns have been discovered around the eighth or ninth week.

Independent movement

At about the sixth week, the baby in the womb can move spontaneously: kicking, swimming, jumping and stretching. This is long before the mother will feel any sensations of movement.

Senses

A baby in the womb is capable of responding to touch and sound by about the eighth or tenth week. A child at that age will move away from painful stimuli, the most painful of which would be the abortionist’s instrument.

Breathing

By about the fourteenth week, a baby’s lungs are functioning and he or she will practice breathing. Vocal cords are formed by the thirteenth week. Were it not for a lack of air, the baby could be heard to cry. (via Baptists for Life)

There is no need to rehash the arguments — you probably know them as well as I — yet this infamous anniversary should be acknowledged with bowed head and a prayer to God for forgiveness.