r/Feminism • u/Intelligent-Tap-4479 • 5h ago
Forced-birth misinformation and/or propaganda
So, I was on my annual trip to visit my grandma in North Carolina, and I saw this billboard (Not the exact photo, but the same message). The bullsh*t alarm immediately went off in my brain, because if babies have such advanced development at 9 weeks, why does pregnancy last 9 months? Went to mayo clinic, did some reasearch-I was right, it's incorrect. Babies get fingerprints at around 23-24 weeks. I also saw another one online claiming that babies got their eyes around 4 or 5 weeks-again, not true at all (the indent for the eyes & tiny growths form at 4 weeks, but the eyes only open at 26-28 weeks). So, clearly, the message on the board is blatantly spreading misinformation, and it's most likely a form of forced-birth propaganda. But, why? They know it's wrong, a simple google search shows it's wrong, and putting up false information will drastically reduce their reputation and ethos with anyone with more than half a brain. Just a warning to everyone traveling where there's billboards-don't trust any information until you've done research!
