The Smiling Unborn Child (Music in Utero)

Christian Post ^ | 7/12/2009 | Charles Colson

[MSF BU]

What is this?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

That is a child undergoing surgery for spina bifida.

They open the womb, do the surgery and tuck the baby back in to finish growing.

It looks awful but it is a true miracle that we are able to do this.

[JavaJumpy]

Not to throw cold water, but babies don’t smile about anything until they are 8-12 weeks old. They might make a smile like face when they have gas. As sweet as it is to imagine, I don’t think a baby is more apt to smile because it is pleased before birth than in the two months after birth.
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Do you make a smile-like face when you have gas?

[Reddy]

A picture of a tiny hand grabbing a doctor’s finger during surgery needs a warning?

[An American in Turkiye]

kick

[GSP.FAN]

Well it would depend on what kind of surgery the doctors are performing?
Are the docs killing or saving the child?

[Fire_on_High]

They were correcting a birth defect. That’s a very famous pic of the baby grabbing the surgeon’s hand. If memory serves Baby Samuel is doing quite well these days.

[FTJM]

Sorry about that.

[FTJM]

Sorry about that. It was a famous photo posted on Drudge from a few years ago of a baby grabbing the surgeon’s hand. I thought it was relevant but should have posted a link.

[doug from upland]

ABORTION KILLS THE MOST INNOCENT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuLT0vFceD8

[Semper]

It might be better to leave this issue to the Churches because it is a guaranteed losing issue in politics. How else could so many moron democrats have been elected?

[GSP.FAN]

My apologies if i jumped the gun,i assumed it was a picture of a abortion being performed.

[GSP.FAN]

My Bad..
http://www.snopes.com/photos/medical/thehand.asp

[FTJM]

Story behind picture

[FTJM]

Photographer's version of events

[Lauren BaRecall]

So much for it being gas in a newborn.

[Lauren BaRecall]

Babies also recognize their mothers’ voices right after birth.

What many people don't realize is that the babies are already here - it's just a thin veil of flesh that separates them from us.

[sinanju]

If I understand correctly, if the corrective surgery is performed a month or so before birth, you get much better results than if you do it after the child is born.

The repaired spine has time to heal and develop naturally.

[Free Vulcan]

it’s ok someone mentioned it was a surgery not an abortion.

[ohioWfan]

Well, I may be the only one, but some of us still appreciate warnings for bloody surgical photos.......even amazing ones like that (which I remembered well).

That's why I chimed in agreement on your call for a warning. As far as I'm concerned, you're forgiven.....even if you didn't know what the photo was all about. :)

(A link or explanation would have solved the problem for you).