Oops! New York Times Accidentally Reveals Humanity of a Preborn Baby in Article on Fetal Surgery

Claire Chretien : Oct 25, 2017
LifeSiteNews.com

Doctors "gave the fetus an ANESTHETIC injection and then, guided by images on the video screens, began to operate on him, tugging skin and membranes over the naked spinal cord and sewing them tightly shut with five stitches to seal out amniotic fluid..." (emphasis BCN's)

[LifeSiteNews.com] The New York Times accidentally revealed the humanity of children in the womb and their capability to feel pain in an article on experimental fetal surgery for spina bifida. (Photo: Shutterstock.com/via LifeSiteNews.com)

Describing the "patient within the patient," The New York Times noted he had "exquisite, all perfectly formed" fingers and toes.

The article used words like "mother," identified the baby as the couple's "son," and suggested a fetus could "die."

That the tiny offspring in a mother's womb isn't human or alive is a common argument of pro-abortion activists, but they frequently fall victim to slips of the tongue that acknowledge reality and science.

"The ideal time for the surgery is from 24 to 26 weeks of pregnancy, Dr. Belfort said—early enough to prevent some nerve damage, but late enough so that the baby has a decent chance of surviving and doing well if something goes wrong and it has to be delivered," The New York Times wrote.

Doctors "gave the fetus an anesthetic injection and then, guided by images on the video screens, began to operate on him, tugging skin and membranes over the naked spinal cord and sewing them tightly shut with five stitches to seal out amniotic fluid," the story continued...

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