Fetuses under 24 weeks cannot feel pain and therefore do not require pain relief when undergoing surgical procedures or abortion, Britain’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has argued.In June 2010, the college published a controversial report, “Fetal awareness – review of research and recommendations for practice”. The RCOG’s apparent purpose was to update its 1997 publication in the light of more recent evidence, and also to provide “information for women and paren…
