Abortion Ethical Issues

The article mainly focused on the issue concerning the ability of pre-born children to experience pain while undergoing invasive procedures, such as abortion. The most apparent ethical and moral dilemma related to the issue is whether pre-born children during their early stage of neuroanatomical development are capable of perceiving pain, if so, then do they suffer from pain while dying in abortion? In contrast to the idea of "phylogenetic recapitulation,"we consider the fact that a developing embryo is no less than human as all the elements of being human are present within. Also, observational studies conducted by Dr.Blechscmid's have suggested that functional and structural development of an embryo occur simultaneously. For instance, a
developing central nervous system in fetus indicates the concomitant development of functioning afferent and efferent central pathway and centers. In other words, structural and functional development of nervous system in fetus begins at the same time. A doctor before performing any medical interventions should assess pain management to mitigate and prevent the patient from experiencing pain. The studies done on pain perception have suggested that perceiving pain can be either subjective or objective. However, some studies have described pain solely as a subjective sensory and emotional experience which can only be perceived by individuals having consciousness that allows them to recognize a stimulus as unpleasant. Therefore, the subjective definition of pain denies the fact that a fetus is capable of experiencing pain due to lack of consciousness. In contrast to that idea, the basic science definition based on objective observational evidence describes the pain as a protective mechanism for the body.