Danielle Deaver Denied Abortion Even as Uterus Crushed Fetus...

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2. Unfortunately, the structures that are able to interpret nerve impulses

as pain are simply not there until late in the last trimester. Even at that, they're very likely not switched on until after birth, as the birth process would likely send an infant into shock.

Besides, I think they could have presented a case that being crushed to death was considerably more painful than a quick end would have been.