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"The highest density of pain receptors per square inch of skin in human development occurs in utero from 20 to 30 weeks gestation.

"During this period, the epidermis is still very thin, leaving nerve fibers closer to the surface of the skin than in older neonates and adult…

"Thus, a fetus at 20-32 weeks of gestation would experience a much more intense pain than older infants or children or adults…"

[expert testimony provided to the Northern District of the US District Court in CA (15Apr04), Dr. Sunny Anand (Dir, Pain Neurobiology Lab, Arkansas Children's Hospital Research), emphasis added]

 
End of Life Care/Issues
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Over the last few years, there has been growing concern about the care of the elderly and of those who are terminally ill. Certainly, the forced starvation/dehydration death of Terri Schiavo, a disabled woman who only needed a feeding tube for food and water, has heightened concern about these issues.

This section will attempt to provide some suggestions to those who are facing such difficult issues.

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Poll: Americans Becoming More Opposed to Euthanasia, Worry About Elderly (2/10)
Governor Jeb Bush Signed Bill Allowing Stillborn Children Birth Certificates (2006)
Keeping a Promise When Life is Near Its End (2008)
French Court: Parents Can Register Names for Miscarried Fetuses (2008)
Vegetative State May Be Caused by Brain Cooling (2006)
POLST / POST / MOST
Questions to ask about Hospice
Birth Certificates for Stillborn Babies
Computerized Brain Connections for ALS Patients
Study: Therapy Helps Stroke Patients Speak (6/05)
End of Life Planning: Q & A with a Disabilities' Advocate
Nutrition & Hydration - Rules to Know
Palliative Care Statement
End of Life Care Decisions? What to Do?...Do No Harm
 
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