Must See: This Family's Stunning Photos of Their Preemie Twins: Their Tiny-ness will Astound You!

Ben Johnson : Jun 30, 2016
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"We are going through this with confidence and faith that we will be bringing home two healthy baby boys when it's all said and done!"

(Iowa City) — [LifeSiteNews] Twin babies born one week before abortion may be legally limited are fighting for life inside an Iowa hospital. (Photo Credit: Jimmy Weeks / Facebook via LifeSiteNews)

Twin boys, Wrennyn and James Weeks, were born last Thursday, June 2, at just under 23 weeks' gestation. They weighed 1 lb. 5 oz. and 1 lb. 6 oz.

Although extremely premature, they are receiving treatment at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.

View photos of the tiny twins on their Go Fund Me page, click here.

Two recent studies have found that as many as two-thirds of babies born at 22- or 23-weeks' gestation could survive if given medical treatment. The stunning findings have caused researchers to reconsider abortion law, since a 1992 Supreme Court case set 24 weeks as the date of viability, disallowing restrictions on abortion before that time.

One of the faculty at the University of Iowa, pediatrics professor Dr. Edward Bell, told the New York Times that he now considers 22 weeks to be the new limit for fetal viability.

The twins' parents, Jimmy and Ashley, are "a young couple just starting out, and the hardships ahead will be a true testament to their love and strength," according to the twins' maternal grandmother, Wendy Kelly.

The couple has displayed tremendous affection for...

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