Word: paines
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...centerpiece of "The Silent Scream" is an ultrasound film of an abortion, which is purported to depict the fetus opening its mouth "in a silent scream" of pain and fear, proving that the fetus is "just another person, like you and me." In a panel discussion at the University of Washington School of Medicine, obstetricians with extensive experience in ultrasound reported that they could not make out the fetal features and gestures--including the "silent scream" which the narrator described. The type of camera, doctors and technicians agreed, is switched during the procedure to one that provides less resolution...
...crux of "The Silent Scream" (is its implied contention that the fetus can sense pain. The Crimson reporter seems to buy this line when she writes that "presumably, the fetus reacts to perceived or potential pain." The film very carefully builds up this impression through visual tricks and manipulative narration. What it lacks, however, is a basis in fact...
Leading pediatric neurologists and neuroembryologists agree that until the third trimester of fetal development (24-36 weeks), the spinal cord is not far enough developed to pass messages to the brain, and the brain itself does not develop until then the cognitive structure needed to perceive pain or aggression or to perform "purposeful action." It is especially irresponsible for the narrator of the movie to assert that a 12-week fetus could experience pain. Dr. Edwin Myer, chairman of the department of pediatric neurology at the Medical Colege of Virginia, says "that the fetus feels pain is a totally ridiculous...
...SITUATION is even worse than your average feminist might think. Shainess demonstrates that women actually encourage such abuse, though not because they enjoy the pain (as the term masochism implies) but rather out of compulsion. Masochism is the only form of human relations known to them. They constantly draw attention to their problem with their speech and their behaviour. Shainess outlines the many forms of masochistic communication can take and most will seem surprisingly familiar. Sweet Suffering is replete with examples drawn from her psychiatric practice, from literature and film, as well as vignettes she has observed. These illustrations, combined...
...very center of the constitutionally protected area of free expression." The court believed that without such protection, the press would feel a "chilling effect." Said Justice Brennan: "A rule compelling the critic of official conduct to guarantee the truth of all his factual assertions--and to do so on pain of libel judgments virtually unlimited in amount--leads to a comparable 'self-censorship...