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
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Fetal Development / physiology
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Fetus / embryology*
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Fetus / physiology
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Gestational Age
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Humans
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Mental Processes / physiology
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Nervous System / embryology*
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Pain / embryology*
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Pain / physiopathology
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Pain Threshold