Can fetuses feel pain?
Level V
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Abstract
Legal or clinical mandates to prevent pain in fetuses are based on limited evidence and may put women seeking abortion at unnecessary risk. This paper outlines neurodevelopment in fetuses in the context of pain experience
Medical subject headings
- Fetus
- Nervous System
- Pain