This article discusses when foetuses are able to feel pain, and hence
when it becomes unethical to perform an abortion. This appealed to me very much
because of the abortion video that we were played in class, which alerted me to
the harm that abortion can do to the foetus and why this is hence bad. I feel
that this is where science and ethics meet in policy-making, as many major
decisions made by the legislature of various governments that significantly
impact the future of the country are extremely reliant on science, and this is
ultimately the importance of science to the common man.
Many different opinions are omnipresent in the debate over fetal pain,
with some scientists believing that foetuses cannot feel pain, and others
believing that foetus start to feel pain from 21 to 27 weeks, however no
conclusive scientific evidence has emerged to prove any standpoint. Ultimately,
I feel that such scientific debate is beneficial for both the scientific
community as a whole, and the general public, because this is the type of
science that makes it so much more relevant in today’s society. Science is
truly integral to a cohesive and effective society.
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