Subj : Re: Snitch Country
To : Ward Dossche
From : Mike Powell
Date : Fri Aug 19 2022 03:32 pm
-=> Ward Dossche wrote to Mike Powell <=-
WD> It is a medical certainty in neonatology that before 24 weeks the
WD> foetus stands no chance. That is based on medical science.
WD> If a state's legislature decides on 20 weeks despite all medical data,
WD> then they're all dingbats that should be ashamed of themselves.
The state cutoff was 20 weeks. She was over that and would have been
closer to 23-24 weeks.
WD> Prior to 24 weeks here as a rule no effort will be made to start
WD> therapy. Most babies will die within 20-30 minutes. Medical staff will
WD> clean it and hand it to the mother so she can hold it for a few minutes
WD> while it still is alive. These babies suffer extreme pains and are
WD> disturbed because they sense they are dying. Staff is trained to
WD> perform massage to make them feel comfortable and will sedate them to
WD> stop the suffering, even if they're just minutes away from death.
So these ~24 week babies can sense "extreme pain," similar maybe to the
pain of being set on fire?