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Study: 'Foetus can't feel pain'

Pratyush — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 07:08:14 +0000

A Psychologist argues that human foetuses do not feel pain although it can produce response to a pain stimulus. According to the British Medical Journal, the basic physical mechanisms need to feel pain do not develop until the 26th week...

Nepalese Daily Distorts Islamic Norms on Family Planning

Bhawana Negi — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 04:50:24 +0000

I was highly amazed by an article published in the Nepalese English neswspaper, Gorkhapatra National Daily, on 21st October 2005. The article, titled ‘Muslim women in Saptari use family planning means’, read that more and more Saptari...

Quran Against Killing of Foetus

Bhawana Negi — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 04:09:10 +0000

Islam considers every life sacred and a gift of God. No one is allowed to take the life except under certain circumstances as specified in the Quran. According to the Chapter 6, Verse 151 and Chapter 17, Verse 31, killing a child is regarded as a...

Infant mortality rate up in Kyrgyzstan

Bhawana Negi — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 07:31:13 +0000

According to the health official’s data, there is a rise in maternal and child mortality rate in Kyrgyzstan. In the past, the health department of the country regarded foetus as a living organism from 28 weeks. But now they consider it alive...