“The Scale of Fetal Suffering in Late-Term Abortions” by Ariel Simnegar

This is a draft amnesty post. Summary. It seems plausible that fetuses can suffer from 12 weeks of age, and quite reasonable that then can suffer from 24 weeks of age. Some late-term abortion procedures seem that they might cause a fetus excruciating suffering. Over 35,000 of these procedures occur each year in the US alone. Further research would be desired on interventions to reduce this suffering, such as mandating fetal anesthesia for late-term abortions. BackgroundMost people agree that a fetus has the capacity to suffer at some point. If a fetus has the capacity to suffer, then we ought to reduce that suffering when possible. Fetal anesthesia is standard practice for fetal surgery,[1] but I am unaware of it ever being used during late-term abortions. If the fetus can suffer, these procedures likely cause the fetus extreme pain. I think the cultural environment EAs usually [...] ---Outline:(00:40) Background(01:28) Surgical Abortion Procedures(01:34) LI (Labor Induction)(02:18) DandE (Dilation and Evacuation)(02:38) When Can a Fetus Suffer?(03:46) Scale in US and UK(03:50) 2021 UK(04:05) 2020 USA(05:02) InterventionsThe original text contained 11 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: March 17th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/vhKZ7hyzmcrWuBwDL/the-scale-of-fetal-suffering-in-late-term-abortions --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.