Word: anesthesia
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...Finally, the value of protecting a fetus from possible pain will in practice be balanced against the cost to the woman. A great many abortion providers would probably not be trained, equipped or insured to provide the kind of anesthesia the law gives women to right to demand. While it may reduce a fetus' pain, it also increases the woman's risk. Some women who might not be able to afford the added cost would be left only with the added guilt...
...comes together: Brownback and Congressman Chris Smith argue for a woman's right to understand the experience of the fetus. Their bill would require abortion providers to tell patients that by 20 weeks after fertilization a fetus can feel pain, and to ask if she would like anesthesia for the baby. If she refuses, she would have to sign a waiver. Doctors who fail to follow the rules could face fines up to $250,000. "There is substantial evidence that by this point, unborn children draw away from surgical instruments in a manner which in an infant or an adult...
...women information about fetal pain. Even NARAL Pro-Choice America, issued a statement saying it would not oppose the measure: "Pro-choice Americans have always believed that women deserve access to all the information relevant to their reproductive health decisions. For some women, that includes information related to fetal anesthesia options...
...that we as doctors are invited to attend. In sharp contrast to the joyful, noise of the usual delivery room, there are also few experiences as dreaded by physicians as a quiet delivery room. Mothers whose conditions are precarious may require emergency C-sections and general anesthesia which renders them mute and requires their family members to stay in the waiting room. The lungs of very premature babies may be too undeveloped to make a cry. Rarely, when the condition of a mother or baby is dire, nurses and doctors may used hushed tones. And occasionally, a baby may look...
...movie knows we can take quite a beating yet be oblivious to pain. This is neural blockade at the highest level - in the brain. But it can happen all the way down to the nerve-ending level. There is a well-known pain gate in the spinal cord; regional anesthesia controls pain by temporarily blocking nerve transmission via chemicals injected around more peripheral nerves. Farther down toward the pain-associated nerve endings we create neural blockade with topical anesthetics (like what the dentist puts on your gum so you don't feel the novocaine needle) or even...