Pro-life activists cheer "life affirming" episode of "The Big Bang Theory"

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Pro-life activists are cheering an episode of the CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory," during which parents-to-be listen to their unborn baby's heartbeat.

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The episode features Howard and Bernadette and their friend Raj (Simon Helberg, Melissa Rauch, Kunal Nayyar) listening with an ultrasound microphone.

"You guys made a person," Raj says.

The clip was saluted on LifeNews.com as "an adorable, life-affirming moment."

The site's founder and editor, Steven Ertelt, serves as president of Colorado Citizens for Life and has held leadership roles in several states' right-to-life groups. The site says it is "not affiliated with any organization, religious group, political party or church denomination." Many of its  writers and guest bloggers hold key roles in national or state pro-life advocacy groups.

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