Fetal Pain

It makes us human.

Pain
Physical

feeling in response to a stimulus an unpleasant sensation and emotional response to that sensation

In response to damage to the body

Nerve

brain

sends signal to thalamus in the

Pain: a new perspective

Talking about fetal pain gives people a whole new perspective on abortions Humans feel pain. If something feels pain, its alive. The view of a normal person (no pro-life/prochoice distinction): It makes a difference and creates the distinction between a clump of cells People do not want to inflict pain on others; that is seen as cruel

When do babies experience pain?

Babies respond to touch in the womb as early as 8 weeks old Palms become sensitive at 10 weeks Pain receptors are present in the entire body between 14 16 weeks At 20 weeks, the babies feels pain in the same way an adult would Many new scientific studies prove that babies feel and experience extreme pain during abortion procedures

How do we know this?

Sonograms Doctors can view the babies reacting to stimuli in the womb Pain can be detected when nociceptors (pain receptors or sensory nerves) discharge electrical impulses to the spinal cord and brain. Babies get uncomfortable

Mothers backbone Anesthesia is used to decrease stress hormones (compared to without use of anesthesia)

Fetal surgery

Need more evidence? Weve had it since the 1980s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5NtOLyXN7A Steven Zielinski internal medicine physician from Oregon Published first reports in 1980s Top researchers for fetal pain Dr. Vincent J. Collins & attorney Thomas J. Marzen as well Dr. Kanwaljeet Anand of the University of Arkansas Medical Center

Long term effects from unborn child pain (abuse)

More than Adults?

Dr.

Paul Ranalli, a neurologist at the University of Toronto, 20 weeks is a uniquely vulnerable time, since the pain system is fully established, yet the higher level pain-modifying system has barely begun to develop. As a result, unborn babies at this age probably feel pain more intensely than adults.

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How do abortions happen?

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Methods:
Suction method Forcepts method AKA Dilation and Evacuation Caeserean-type method Chemical method Saline Injection http://www.prochoice.com/abort_how.htm l

Suction Method
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBO

APleF1t0 The American Pregnancy Association also discusses the suction method on their website The pump has a suction force 29 times more powerful than a vacuum cleaner

Tears the babys body to pieces

Forcepts Method

Caesarean-type Method (Hysterotomy)

baby

is removed from the mother's womb and allowed to die by neglect or killed by a direct act. highest risk to the mother and produces the most number of live births. Not used anymore banned by a court case

Chemical Abortion
Prostaglandin

sac Gives mother drugs to force her to go into labor and have a premature birth

- injected into the amniotic

Risk of live births, so not used as often.

Digoxin

abortion injected into babys heart, giving the fetus a heart attack

Saline Injection

Salt poisoning Doctor inserts long needle with saline solution into the amniotic fluid around the baby Babys skin burns away and is poisoned by swallowing the salt Not always effective

Sometimes baby born alive Gianna Jessen http://joseromia.tripod.com/survivors.html

Can cause kidney damage in mother

Reduce Abortions!
Increase

in knowledge, decrease abortions Scientific studies make us one step closer to prohibiting abortions If we cant eliminate them altogether, this is our best bet to decrease the number drastically Imagine if we could reduce it to 8 weeks

Fetal Pain in the News

Fetal pain bill House Bill 954 (March, 2012) in GA

Tighten medical exemptions for terminating pregnancies require any abortion performed after 20 weeks be done in a way to bring the fetus out alive Recognizing that babies feel pain at 20 weeks Supporters have said the law will save lives and protect more fetuses. "It's going to save 1,200 babies a year," said state Rep. Doug McKillip, RAthens, who sponsored HB 954.

The Opposition to Science

Women

should not be forced to adhere to legislative directives that are based on unsound medical science," said Leola Reis, a spokeswoman for the Atlantabased Planned Parenthood Southeast.

H.R. 3803, the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (July 2012)

H.R. 3803 would provide that abortions after 20 weeks post-fertilization in the District of Columbia are prohibited unless necessary to save the life of the mother. H.R. 3803 would also require the court to protect the privacy of the woman in any lawsuit brought under the bill. Finally, H.R. 3803 would require abortionists in D.C. to make annual reports that generally describe the types of abortions they conduct. Did not pass in the House

Restrictions for Now

Eight

states - Alabama, Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Georgia, and Oklahoma -- have similar "fetal pain" restrictions

Doctors involved with abortions up to 20 weeks can be charged with felony & face up to 10 years in prison

North

Carolina, restricts abortion at 20 weeks.

Sources

Definition http://www.pain-management-info.com/definition-ofpain.htm When fetus feels pain http://www.ampainsoc.org/library/bulletin/jul03/article1.ht m http://www.mccl.org/page.aspx?pid=809 http://www.lifenews.com/2006/06/01/nat-2316/ http://www.prochoice.com/abort_how.html http://www.doctorsonfetalpain.com/ http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govtpolitics/deal-signs-fetal-pain-abortion-bill-into-law/nQTSW/