To make up one’s mind about abortion, a knowledge of fetal development is necessary. The pictures below show real, living, human babies during the growth period of conception to birth. Click on the images below to see a larger view and to read a description of the baby's development. 7 Weeks 8 Weeks 11 Weeks 12 Weeks 14 Weeks 16 Weeks 20 Weeks www.all.org/abort.htm	A baby’s heart begins to beat at only 21 days after conception. By 8 weeks after conception all of the baby’s systems are developed and are simply “refined” after that point. By 9 weeks all of the structures necessary to feel pain are present and functioning.