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Three keys to fetal pain – Part 2: Ultrasound studies

May 26, 2023/in Biology, Research, Uncategorized /by John Bockmann

The way I see it, there are three keys to fetal pain. The IASP’s revised definition of pain, 4D ultrasound studies of fetal behavior, and The diminution of cortical necessity. Last time, I discussed the International Association of the Study of Pain (IASP)’s revised definition of pain, which discarded the requirement that a patient describe her pain verbally in […]

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Three keys to fetal pain – Part 1: The Definition

December 7, 2022/0 Comments/in Biology, Research, Uncategorized /by John Bockmann

The way I see it, there are three keys to fetal pain: Today I’ll discuss the first key: the International Association of the Study of Pain (IASP)’s revised definition of pain, which has profound implications for how we conceptualize fetal pain. Why does the definition matter? It may seem strange that I begin with a […]

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New peer-reviewed article: Fetal Pain in the First Trimester

January 24, 2022/0 Comments/in Biology, Later Abortion, Research, Uncategorized /by Monica Snyder

On December 6, 2021, The Linacre Quarterly published Dr. Bridget Thill’s dissertation “Fetal Pain in the First Trimester.” The article is written for a medical audience, with over 100 references to research in medical journals published from 1936 through 2021. If you can read the entire article, do, but for those who aren’t able to, […]

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The unlikely story of the pro-life author of “Reconsidering Fetal Pain”

June 26, 2020/1 Comment/in Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Monica Snyder

[This post is a transcription of a story I told verbally.] Okay so I want to share this amazing story. First the background. In the abortion debate there’s controversy over the fetal pain issue. For a long time the prevailing scientific wisdom (though not a consensus) was that fetuses probably couldn’t feel pain before 24 […]

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Baby Nielson and the humanity of the preborn child

November 29, 2017/0 Comments/in Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Guest Blogger

Jaelyn Barnes had a miscarriage at eleven weeks. Baby Nielson, as you can see in this family photo, was a human being. This being Jaelyn’s fifth child, she was an experienced mother and their entire family was ecstatic for the newest addition. Jaelyn’s husband was serving their community as police officer when they first discovered […]

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Senate vote on Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act expected today

September 22, 2015/0 Comments/in Legislation, laws, & court cases /by Kelsey Hazzard

The Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, commonly referred to as the “20-week ban” because supporters rely on evidence that children can feel pain 20 weeks after conception, is coming up for a vote in the Senate today. The House has already passed it. I’ve noticed some confusion about whether this is related to the […]

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Supreme Court Abdicates Responsibility in Late-Term Abortion Case

January 16, 2014/3 Comments/in Later Abortion /by Kelsey Hazzard

[Today’s guest post by Roger McCormack is part of our paid blogging program.] The tragedy that is late-term abortion recently received the approbation of the U.S. Supreme Court. A case pertaining to Arizona legislation banning abortion at 20 weeks, which the Ninth Circuit subsequently struck down as unconstitutional in Isaacson v. Horne, illustrates the increasingly […]

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Fetal Pain & Arizona

August 3, 2012/6 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Monica Snyder

I have no perspective on the subject of fetal pain because I’ve never looked into it myself.  I’ve never looked into it because fetal pain does not affect my position on abortion.  Even if we were certain fetuses felt no pain during abortion, I would still find abortion unethical and would seek to see it […]

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The Language Disconnect

May 22, 2012/13 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard

[Today’s post is written by guest blogger KB.] Let’s set the record straight.  Pro-Choicers: When talking about abortion, the vast majority of pro-lifers do not hate women.  They do not think women should be subservient to men, should have no life outside of childrearing and most don’t even believe the government should stand in the way of women […]

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Quick News Update 1/25/12

January 26, 2012/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Matthew Newman

Illinois – Abortion rate reached a 37 year low in Illinois in 2010. 41,859 abortions were reported in 2010; 32,760 were performed in 1973. This is also 9% lower than 2009 numbers. The reason? Differing groups in Illinois are unsure, but the bottom line – fewer abortions is a step in the right direction. Virginia […]

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