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The Cleveland Clinic says that branchial cysts can form during fetal development, when branchial arches—which are responsible for developing certain parts of your head and neck—don’t fuse, or grow together.
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Ani Freedman, Fortune Well, 16 Oct. 2024
The doctrine of fetal personhood—which says that a full human life begins at the fertilization of an egg—has obvious legal inanities built in regarding taxes, insurance, litigation, etc.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
Many laws related to fetal personhood and criminalization of pregnant people were passed when there was no way to enforce them and now, courts across the country are working through what that means.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
The misoprostol works to expel fetal tissue from the uterus.
—Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2024
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Ani Freedman, Fortune Well, 16 Oct. 2024
The doctrine of fetal personhood—which says that a full human life begins at the fertilization of an egg—has obvious legal inanities built in regarding taxes, insurance, litigation, etc.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
Many laws related to fetal personhood and criminalization of pregnant people were passed when there was no way to enforce them and now, courts across the country are working through what that means.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
The misoprostol works to expel fetal tissue from the uterus.
—Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Fetal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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fetal
adjective
fe·tal
ˈfēt-ᵊl 
: of, relating to, or being a fetus
Medical Definition
fetal
adjective
fe·tal
variants
or chiefly British foetal
: of, relating to, or being a fetus
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