Are fetuses sentient?
Thus, much of the debate has turned on when fetal sentience occurs. Some are adamant that fe- tal sentience prior to twenty-four weeks is impossible, but other researchers do not rule it out. The development of neural networks necessary for the experience of pain might be present as early as seventeen weeks.
Thus, much of the debate has turned on when fetal sentience occurs. Some are adamant that fe- tal sentience prior to twenty-four weeks is impossible, but other researchers do not rule it out. The development of neural networks necessary for the experience of pain might be present as early as seventeen weeks.
