Why Is It That 22 Weeks Is Considered the Earliest

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Multiple Choice

Why is it that 22 weeks is considered the earliest "age of viability" for an unborn child?

• A) ​Because this is the age by which the child's systems are functioning well enough to potentially sustain life outside of the mother's body.
• B) ​Because it is not until this age that the unborn child's brain begins developing.
• C) ​Because this is the age when the child's sex is determined, and when appropriate genitals begin to form.
• D) ​Because this is the age after which teratogens can no longer impact the baby.

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