Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Babies 'feel pain before 24-week abortion limit', but will anyone care?

Babies in the womb can feel pain from an early stage of development, according to research by the world's leading expert on foetal pain.

Prof Sunny Anand of the University of Arkansas will present his report into foetal pain to MPs discussing changes to abortion law on Monday night.

His research concludes that the part of a baby's brain that can feel pain develops before the legal abortion limit of 24 weeks.


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The 24-week limit is a UK limit. Here in the good ole' US of A, we don't need no stinkin' limits.

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