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HB 753: Pain Control for the Unborn

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Overview Resources

  • Federal Proposal: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act – Wikipedia
  • Text: S.61 – Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 117th Congress (2021-2022)
  • PA Abortion Control Act
  • Fetal pain and abortion – Journal of Medical Ethics blog

Big Concept Resources

  • Reconsidering fetal pain | Journal of Medical Ethics (Note Planned Parenthood was overturned by Dobbs in 2022)

  • Dobbs Summary: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization | Oyez
  • PA Abortion Landscape Post Dobbs

Pros

  • Pain: Science to Judge Jackson: Yes, An Unborn Child Can Feel Pain – Lozier Institute

  • Fact Sheet: Science of Fetal Pain – Lozier Institute

  • https://lozierinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/CLI-Dobbs-Amicus-Brief.pdf (See 14-27, especially 23).

  • Science Progressing, Opponents Not: The ACOG Should Reconsider Fetal Pain – Lozier Institute

  • Current State Laws: Prenatal perception – Wikipedia

Cons

  • Scientific “Consensus” Facts Are Important: Gestational Development and Capacity for Pain
  • Flaws
  • Silent Scream 
  • Medical Caution
  • Autonomy vs Morality
  • Tactic

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