Claire Keane

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"I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas"
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Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodurus Eques)
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The above is from this article from The Guardian. The images are from MYA Network. The caption on their website reads:
Source: ‘When a sperm and egg get together, the body creates tissue in order to support the developing pregnancy. Here are photos of that tissue from 5-9 week pregnancies. This is called the gestational sac, and it’s like the “house” for the pregnancy. Inside this sac there are cells that have the potential to become a fetus but there is no visible embryo at this stage. We rinsed off the blood and menstrual lining (decidua) for these photographs.’
The published images sparked a lot of debate, leading to the story being picked up by other news outlets. For example:
Source: ‘Last week, the Guardian published images of pregnancy tissue after abortions in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. The small size and appearance of the tissue were shocking to many. We have all absorbed, knowingly and unknowingly, the pervasive anti-abortion narrative that a pregnancy resembles a tiny baby starting in the earliest weeks. Though an early embryo can be seen under the magnification of ultrasound, it can take months for it to be perceptible to the naked eye.’
Source: ‘People have responded in disbelief, citing the (magnified) images they’ve seen on ultrasounds. […] ”Think of the illustrations on pregnancy and medical websites. The Mayo Clinic, one of the preeminent medical organizations in the country, shows week-by-week illustrations of embryonic and fetal development without any context of scale, like the rulers in the MYA photos.’
As stated in the article, whilst people talk about a ‘heartbeat’ at 6 weeks, there is no heart developed at this stage - only a group of cells that will become part of the heart.
Source: ‘But what exactly do we mean when we talk about a “fetal heartbeat” at six weeks of pregnancy? Although some people might picture a heart-shaped organ beating inside a fetus, this is not the case. Rather, at six weeks of pregnancy, an ultrasound can detect “a little flutter in the area that will become the future heart of the baby,” said Dr. Saima Aftab, medical director of the Fetal Care Center at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami. This flutter happens because the group of cells that will become the future “pacemaker” of the heart gain the capacity to fire electrical signals, she said.’
It should also be noted that the images show an embryo, not a fetus, until the 9th week.
Source: ‘In human pregnancies, a baby-to-be isn’t considered a fetus until the 9th week after conception, or week 11 after your last menstrual period (LMP).’
The co-founders of the MYA Network responded in a New York Times article.
Source: ‘Many people, even those who support abortion rights, did not believe the photos were accurate. Some insisted we had deliberately removed the embryos before taking the photos. The images weren’t consistent with those often seen in embryological textbooks, magnified on ultrasounds or used in anti-abortion propaganda; these enlarged images are not what you see with the naked eye after an abortion. A Stanford gynecologic pathologist has validated our photos, but many people could not believe the pictures were presented unaltered.
took a days leave because i needed a break.. and its chucking down with rain outside and im all cosy with my blankets at home. It’s lovely.
Had a new guy start his volunteer work with me last week. He is just finishing up college and getting some work experience. He has some people from the college come with him to make sure he’s okay because he has autism and sometimes needs the extra help getting settled. But he seems like a pretty cool dude. I like him.
But that does mean im now supervising two guys at my site and that’s all new to me. All good for the resume though I guess.
When I think about who I was a decade ago, it’s unthinkable that I would end up here. I must have done something right.
so funny that in poland we call this ->@ monkey
monkey
For all the stealth archers out there...
WHY IS THE OBJECTIVELY BETTER SHOT INFINITELY MORE RIDICULOUS LOOKING
sundays are for coffee and contemplation and figuring out the logistics of disappearing into the woods. never to be seen again
mutuals do this
went bowling with work last night, i miss my homies since working at a different site so we stayed to play another game. as expected, i am terrible at bowling. condra drank like a fish and was drunk by half 5. so i drove them back to ellies and took like 5 minutes parrallel parking, not done that since my test. We had a little smoke and Condra insisted he needed tea and bed so stumbled home.. i was fucked after like two tokes and was thoroughly invested in disney’s robin hood and how awesome Ms. Cluck the chicken lady is. We had Maccys and watched some weird freaky friday type film that was terrible enough to be good lol. And like, yeah, for all my social anxiety, it is actually soo nice to spend time with people you like and have a good time. So yeah, I should really make myself say yes more often to social stuff. People are good and life is short.
red cross questions before you give blood are like
do you have the bubonic plague (also known as the black death)
were you a member of an Armenian monkey juggling troupe between the years of 1985 and 1997
have you ever even SEEN a gay man
It's just very important to me that you know prairie-style gardens exist.
Ok. Thank you. Carry on.
need a full body massage a margarita 400mg of ibuprofen a plate of brownies at least an hour in a jacuzzi and 20,000 dollars cash
Our favorite photo from when I was trying to get a Christmas-card worthy photo.
There Are No Rules Anymore
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