Background: As the global society becomes more progressive, the importance of
comprehensive reproductive education has garnered attention. The action to strike down …

A growing body of science reveals an undisputable fact: unborn babies can feel pain by 20
weeks post-fertilization, 1 and most likely even earlier. As the medical community continues …

The science of fetal pain is highly complex. Most scientists who have expressed views on
the issue have said they believe that if fetuses can feel pain, the neurological wiring is not in …

ContextProposed federal legislation would require physicians to inform women seeking
abortions at 20 or more weeks after fertilization that the fetus feels pain and to offer …

The topic of fetal pain deserves a scientific appraisal that is independent from the highly
controversial and partisan issues surrounding abortion, women's rights, or philosophical …

Perinatal pain can be experienced by both mothers and infants. In this column, the author
encourages readers to view an article by Gayle Page featured in this issue of the journal …

Debate exists over whether fetuses feel pain, and if so what to do about it. Because they
cannot provide self-report, certitude on the question cannot be reached. The essay argues …

Prior to the nineteenth century, abortion largely remained outside the purview of the law.
Advances in the understanding of pregnancy and the emergence of medicine as a …

Pain will likely occur at some point in all pregnancies. When a patient that has chronic pain
becomes pregnant it might be overwhelming for both the patient and clinician. Having a …

Background: The concept of fetal pain results from procedures conducted without
anesthesia in preterm newborns and fetuses, which indicate that it is possible to examine …