05-13-2008, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by hairymarx
A report in the British Medical Journal by Dr Stuart Derbyshire found that there is "good evidence" to show that foetuses do not feel pain, and that the neural circuitry for processing pain cannot be considered complete until 26 weeks. And the pyschological processes that make sense of pain are not developed until after this stage.
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This is true. Anti abortionists like to cite the 'Silent Scream' video as 'proof' a fetus feels pain, but this video has been shot down many times by experts.
The brain and nervous system need to develop enough in order for the fetus to feel pain, and this stage hasn't been reached until the end of the second trimester.
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Originally Posted by hairymarx
Anti-abortionists also argue that babies can now survive earlier due to advances in medical technology, so late abortions performed shouldn't be allowed. The evidence for this is problematic to say the least. The committee concuded that, "while survival rates at 24 weeks and over have improved they have not done so below the gestational point.
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Just because a few babies managed to survive birth at 24 weeks or less does not mean late term abortions should be harder to obtain. When the majority of premmature babies are surviving, then you can think about lowering it.
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Originally Posted by hairymarx
Late abortions are very rare - less than 1 percent of all abortions in Britain take place after 22 weeks. It is women in the most difficult circumstances that need them.
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This is something pro lifers forget. They seem to think women have late term abortions everyday, and this is simply not the case.
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