Social aspect: It is indeed dejecting to see an abnormal baby body displayed that way. Our society definitely has a different standard of aesthetics. However, this kind of glaring insensitivity to human subject makes me wonder if our being desensitized by a decade long violence can also be seen here. People have seen and heard so much about disfigured bodies of soldier, rebels and innocent people throughout the decade, afterall. Medical aspect: This baby is what is called a case of "anencephaly". Missing or underdeveloped skull and brain are the major features. The bulging eyes are due to underdeveloped supporting bones. For more information about "anencephaly": Anencephaly Net - http://www.anencephaly.net/ Anencephaly Information - http://www.anencephalie-info.org/e/index.htm Epidemiology of neural tube defects(a review paper) - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/110434259/ABSTRACT