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This doesn't answer your question, but I thought it was worth sharing in the broader context and actually changes the figures we're looking at just a bit. >The
by jjulius 4y ago
This doesn't answer your question, but I thought it was worth sharing in the broader context and actually changes the figures we're looking at just a bit.
>The problem? Thorough reviews of medical evidence reject the idea that fetuses can actually feel pain at 20 weeks. They don't fully develop the proper neurological structures to feel pain until later, around 29 to 30 weeks in the third trimester.[1]
>The bigger problem? There's really no such thing as "fetal anesthesia" in standard medical practice. And the law doesn't specify how doctors are supposed to make it happen.[1]
So now, goalposts have shifted to pain not being present until 29+ weeks, which is the third trimester.
>Abortions at or after 21 weeks are uncommon, and represent 1% of all abortions in the US.[2]
Which means that the question you're asking pertains to likely less than 1% of abortions in the US, rather than 10%.
[1]https://www.vox.com/2016/3/30/11331414/utah-abortion-anesthesia-doctors-dumbfounded https://www.vox.com/2016/3/30/11331414/utah-abortion-anesthe...
[2]https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/fact-sheet/abortions-later-in-pregnancy/ https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/fact-sheet/abortion...
- anon291 4y ago1% of abortions is a lot as there are many abortions each year. According to the CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/ss/ss6907a1.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/ss/ss6907a1.htm), after 21 weeks, this is about 5000 abortions a year, which is a lot.