Idaho has a "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" which supposedly is based on some neuroscience findings about what a fetus might feel. It tried to convict a woman of self-abortion because she used RU-486, a legal drug bought out of state. The case was dropped because of lack of evidence.
My question is if these pseudo-conservatives are so concerned about the pain of the unborn, why are they not also concerned about the pain of the born caused by their own wars? Does not a drone missile cause pain and death to children? Does not a nuclear bomb cause pain and death to children? Think Sadako Sasaki of a thousand cranes.
For a lengthier discussion of the implications of basing decisions on limited scientific research, see "Can Neuroscience Challenge Roe v. Wade", William Egginton, New York Times, 2012-10-28.
