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Bloomberg.com: U.K.: "Fetuses Can't Feel Pain, Expert Says in British Medical Journal

April 14 (Bloomberg) -- Fetuses can't feel pain, according to a commentary by a psychologist in tomorrow's issue of the British Medical Journal, which suggests doctors won't need to sedate an unborn child before conducting an abortion.

The nerve connections necessary for processing pain aren't complete before 26 weeks' gestation, said Stuart Derbyshire, a senior psychologist at the University of Birmingham in England. Using painkillers before that stage is scientifically unsound and may put women at unnecessary risk, he found in a clinical review."
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