It is critical to interpret the situations where abortion can be justified. Furthermore, the differentiation between what is considered to be a human life compared to a human being. Scientists are inclined to agree that human cells that possess the human genome are living cells, although this does not convey the idea that life starts at fertilisation. Moreover, this is also the reason that we’re able to differentiate ourselves from animals as we have a higher intellectual capacity and more self awareness. Regardless, biologically speaking, the development of the human brain occurs between 27 to 30 weeks as it begins to mature and resemble that of a newborn child. However, such development and formation of motor-neurones, whilst they can cause reflexes, cannot be represented in the same way as functional connectivity. Essentially, in order to have an intellectual capability to establish self-awareness from that of human beings, even at this point: we are cognitively different without post birth development. An example for which echos such development is a sea cucumber in terms of our reflexes and processing skills. Nevertheless, functional connectivity doesn’t occur until approximately 27 weeks, which is far past the majority of abortion deadlines. No matter what precautions or federal laws are implemented to try outlaw abortion, as such as any other ‘crime’, people will find a way; desperation often outweighs legality within the criminal justice system. The World Health Organisation has estimated over 47,000 women have died due to unsafe abortion procedures, and an additional 5,000,000 women have been left disabled due to such. It is impossible to ignore a health crisis on this scale that is caused from, what many describe as a huge immoral, social injustice. I believe that these figures are bound to rise if pregnant individuals are unable to be in control of their own bodies.

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