(April 2, 2013 at 2:51 am)Moros Synackaon Wrote: The argument of when pain receptors have developed as a point to limit is bullshit -- just because you have a component of the hardware doesn't mean the firmware can actually function.And don't doctors administer anesthetic to the woman during an abortion? I honestly don't know, and Google brings up disturbing sites for me

But contrary to a popularly held belief, the placenta doesn't block drugs from the fetus, it functions more like a sieve. The drugs reach the fetus, it just takes longer.. If the woman is sedated for the procedure, the fetus will be under the effects of those drugs as well.