Fetal pain: an infantile debate.

The question of whether a fetus can experience pain is an immense challenge. The issue demands consideration of the physical and psychological basis of being and the relation between the two. At the center of this debate is the question of how it is that we are conscious, a question that has inspire...

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Publicado en:Bioethics Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 77 - 85
Autor principal: Derbyshire SWG
Formato: response Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2001
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