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What About Abortion Victims?(controversial research on fetal pain)(Brief Article)
According to a panel of experts appointed by the British government's Medical Research Council, an unborn child "may be able to feel pain as early as 20 weeks into pregnancy, a finding that suggests pain relief should be considered for the 2,500 extremely premature babies born each year who may be subjected to painful procedures," reported the August 29th Sydney Morning Herald.
The report compiled by the panel says that "connections to the cortex begin to develop at about 20 weeks' gestation, suggesting that this is the earliest stage of gestation at which pain can be perceived." The 20-week threshold suggested by the panel "is significantly earlier than the 26-week pain limit laid down four years ago by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists."
Panel member Eve Johnstone ...
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