Abortions in America In 2013, there were 664,435 abortions in the US. Abortion is when pregnancy is ended so that it doesn’t result in the birth of a child, the deliberate termination of a fetus. It is considered a very touchy topic; because some see it as murder, while others see it as a maternal right. Abortion has always been very complicated and has been around since before 1880. There are two primary methods for abortion, surgical abortion and medical abortion. Medical abortion is less work, because it only requires taking a pill. Surgical abortion is slightly more complicated, it takes a minor operation. One problem with abortion is the religious aspect. Most religions are against it and that makes it really emotional. Abortions should
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Fetuses feel pain after the 24th week pregnant. Abortions can be performed much earlier. The fetuses brain is too immature to feel pain up until about the sixth month pregnant. An argument made by pro life supports is that fetuses show pain by moving away from a stimulus; but according to Dr. Mark Rosen an anesthesiologist, he states that it is just a reflex action and not an indication that they are actually feeling pain. The doctors give the mother an anesthetic so she does not feel pain, but they also give a “fetal anesthetic” to guarantee the fetus does not feel any pain what’s so ever. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists performed a study on fetal pain. The report stated how the fetus is incapable of feeling pain up until the 24th week of pregnancy. This is true because the connections from the periphery to the cortex are not intact. Most neuroscientists believe that the cortex is completely necessary for pain perception, it can be concluded that the fetus cannot experience any pain at all prior to this gestation. There is evidence proving fetal pain does not occur until at least 20 weeks pregnant, so this basically concludes that abortions should be legal because of the wide time gap where the fetus feels no pain at all during the
Fetuses feel pain after the 24th week pregnant. Abortions can be performed much earlier. The fetuses brain is too immature to feel pain up until about the sixth month pregnant. An argument made by pro life supports is that fetuses show pain by moving away from a stimulus; but according to Dr. Mark Rosen an anesthesiologist, he states that it is just a reflex action and not an indication that they are actually feeling pain. The doctors give the mother an anesthetic so she does not feel pain, but they also give a “fetal anesthetic” to guarantee the fetus does not feel any pain what’s so ever. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists performed a study on fetal pain. The report stated how the fetus is incapable of feeling pain up until the 24th week of pregnancy. This is true because the connections from the periphery to the cortex are not intact. Most neuroscientists believe that the cortex is completely necessary for pain perception, it can be concluded that the fetus cannot experience any pain at all prior to this gestation. There is evidence proving fetal pain does not occur until at least 20 weeks pregnant, so this basically concludes that abortions should be legal because of the wide time gap where the fetus feels no pain at all during the