IMPORTANT MEDICAL TESTIMONY (Don't miss it).

 

By: Dr. Sergio Villarreal

In recent months, I've read some arguments on social media regarding unborn babies that I want to address. I've read that they are just cells. I've read that they are not human beings. I've read that they are not living beings. I've read that they are not beings with consciousness. And I've read that, because of all of the above, these cells have no rights that we should respect. In response to all of this, I want to share my testimony:

I have been a gynecologist for 30 years. Since 1988, I have seen many women who have placed their trust in me. I have cared for them during their pregnancies. I have delivered their children. Many of the babies I delivered have grown up and are now parents, and in some cases, I have delivered their own children.

Throughout these years, I have performed ultrasounds on many patients very early in their pregnancies as part of the medical care I provide them.  But along the way, I've witnessed many other things that go beyond mere medical observation, and I want to share them with you:

I've seen babies' hearts beat very early on, strongly, so strongly that it's not uncommon to see the heartbeat before the baby itself.

I've seen them at 7 weeks old take little hops on their backs.

I've seen them at 9 weeks old move their arms and legs, move their whole bodies, somersault, jump and hop, turn to face forward and see their faces, turn to the side, open their mouths, and make so many gestures so common and familiar to any human being.

I've seen them fully formed, with brains and hearts, with eyes, ears, and mouths. I've seen them with hands and feet, with fluid inside their stomachs, with urine in their bladders. I've seen the chambers of their hearts pumping blood throughout their bodies. I've seen them touch each other with their hands, bend their knees, extend them, and stretch out as if they were on a swing.

I've watched them grow inside the womb, I've seen them yawn, and I've seen them hiccup. I've seen their respiratory muscles move. I've seen them clench their fists, and I've seen them move their eyes. Waiting for the moment of birth.

And there, seeing them inside the womb, I've been able to recognize that they are more than just cells; I've recognized a living being, with its own physiology, its own structure. I've seen a human being. I've seen a being of my species, only younger than me, a being that is a continuum in time with the being it will become in the future. A being that is not only potential, but is already a reality there in its mother's womb, just like the young child who, although potential for the future, is already a reality in its present childhood. True, it's not a human being conscious of its surroundings, just as a newborn isn't, or a child who is only a few days or weeks old, or an elderly person who has lost some of their cognitive functions.  But it is a human being, just like them, simply a human being.

I have seen those embryos become fetuses, and those fetuses be born, and I have seen them later come with their parents, as children, to my office, to witness the miracle of having one, two, or more siblings. And I have seen them grow up to become good men and women. And I have seen them, in turn, become mothers and fathers who love the life they were given and the life they now give.

I have seen many parents cry tears of joy upon seeing their child for the first time on a screen, and I have seen them immensely happy when their child is born. And many times I have heard them describe how that baby has changed their lives, and how they are now willing to give their lives for the love of their little one. This is not rhetoric. Any parent knows it, any mother understands it. Willing to die for the love of their baby.

And I've seen cases of women who suddenly found themselves facing an unexpected reality: an unplanned pregnancy, a baby they never thought would come their way. Sometimes they were alone, and all the braver for being alone. But when they've become aware of the profound significance of their experience and have accepted the arrival of their baby, and have continued under my care, I haven't seen a single woman regret giving life. I haven't seen one who, after a few years, doesn't see her son or daughter as the most precious thing in her life. Never, never have I heard one say, "I would have preferred not to have it."

After giving this testimony, I only hope that those who think differently do so out of ignorance, or perhaps due to a lack of information.

Don't argue that they are just cells, don't argue that it's not a living being, don't argue that it's not a human being or that it doesn't have consciousness.  Don't insult your own intelligence with those arguments, which are so false and empty that it's incredible that a human being with a conscience would even take them into account.