How can you tell if you are hearing or seeing propaganda instead of reasoned debate or analysis?

If there is no mention of the child at all, not even a mention of a “fetus” or “embryo,” or if there is no photo of the unborn child, or even a written description of her appearance, that is propaganda.

If the unborn child is called a “fetus” or “embryo” that might be propaganda. “Fetus” is a proper medical term for an unborn child from 13 weeks gestation (11 weeks after fertilization). “Fetus” means “offspring” or “progeny.” The feminine is “parva fetus.” If abortionists want to use Latin to dehumanize the child, then the equivalent correct medical term for the mother would be “gravida.” There is no masculine equivalent, despite the wild imaginations of those who refer to “pregnant people” rather than “pregnant women.”

To imply that an unborn child is not a “child” but a “fetus” or an “embryo” is logically analogous to saying that “she is not a child, she is a toddler.” “Fetus,” like “toddler,” designates a specific phase of the state of “childhood.”

Attached are photos of the unborn child at 11, 13, 17 and 25 weeks gestation.

I deposed an abortionist under oath. In addition to the 65,000 abortions he performed in Jacksonville, he also had a side business of fertility treatments. He published a huge ad in the Raleigh News & Observer for his fertility business. It was entitled “Mr. & Mrs. Johnson Meet Their Son For the First Time.” It included an ultrasound photo of a preborn child only six weeks after fertilization. I asked him how he could refer to him as a “son” when he aborted thousands of them at the same age. He answered that his staff wrote that ad. He didn’t like it!!

The writer, Paul Stam, served 16 years in the NC House, the last 10 as Republican Leader and Speaker Pro Tem. See Articles on www.paulstam.info for further information. He can be reached at paulstam@stamlawfirm.com.

Documents: Recognizing Abortion Propaganda – 10.21.25 (A)