Baby (Embryo) at 45 days has internal organs

Lennart Nilsson, who is known for his photographs of unborn babies and his book A Child Is Born, in “Drama of Life before Birth” he says that the unborn baby at 45 days after conception:

“Though the embryo now weighs only 1/30 of an ounce, it has all the internal organs of the adult in various stages of development. It already has a little mouth with lips, an early tongue and buds for 20 milk teeth. It’s [sic] sex and reproductive organs have begun to sprout.”

Lennart Nilsson, “Drama of Life before Birth,” Life, April 30, 1965

A little under 42 days
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Sarah Terzo is a pro-life writer and blogger. She is on the board of The Consistent Life Network and PLAGAL +

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