Do fetuses feel pain?

BMJ

Volumn 314, Issue 7076, 1997, Pages 302-

  Mccullagh, Peter ^a   Saunders, P J ^b  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^b Christian Medical Fellowship   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85008304927     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7076.302a     Document Type: Letter

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