23 August 2005

Fetuses May Not Feel Pain in Early Months

So fetuses MAY not feel pain. Or as it should be put, infants MAY not feel pain. But even with the dubious science aside, what bothers me is the implication that if a child in utero doesn't feel pain then abortion (infanticide) is somehow justified. So now the standard is whether or not the victim feels pain rather than the sanctity of life itself. How sad the lengths we will go to make ourselves feel better about the immoral choices we make. "Hey the baby feels no pain so I guess the act itself is okay", I can almost hear them saying. But then again we saw it with the Terry Schiavo situation as well. In the minds of those for such course of action, it isn't life itself that is of value but rather the subjective value of said life by those around it. But then again who are we to judge their "choice" to end a life? From the article:

A review of medical evidence has found that fetuses likely don't feel pain until the final months of pregnancy, a powerful challenge to abortion opponents who hope that discussions about fetal pain will make women think twice about ending pregnancies.

Critics angrily disputed the findings and claimed the report is biased.

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