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. 1996 Sep 28;313(7060):797–798. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7060.797

Do fetuses feel pain? Reflex responses do not necessarily signify pain.

A R Lloyd-Thomas 1, M Fitzgerald 1
PMCID: PMC2352206  PMID: 8842077

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