☞ Unidentified woman passes alongside her 7 m/o fetus due to indeterminate drug usage. The age of the woman in question is unclear (or at the very least unknown to me) as well as the drug in question. It’s unclear whether this was the result of prescription drugs or illicit substance abuse.

Fetal examination revealed several severe congenital abnormalities—including the absence of both lungs, kidneys, defected forelimbs, and clubbed feet. The absence of kidneys would also imply critically low levels of amniotic fluids, effectively inhibiting the development of its lungs.

A fetus is unable to produce urine without its kidneys, which is what primarily makes up the amniotic fluid. Without these fluids, the lungs can’t properly develop. The fetus regularly breathes the fluid in and out, physically stretching and stimulating developing airways. Without the fluid to “breathe”, this process does not occur, preventing the lungs from developing to a functional capacity.

☞ These are laparoscopic images of a human ovum (egg) emerging from an ovary. Captured accidentally during a hysterectomy examination, these are the clearest pictures of human ovulation to date.

☞ “Multiple visceral injuries suffered during an illegally induced abortion.”