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How did religious beliefs influence the use of anesthetics in 19th century surgery?
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Can you think of comparable examples where religious beliefs conflict with medical advances in modern medicine? Which is more important?
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- davidjohnston29Lv 75 years agoFavorite Answer
They didn't. A few womanhating individuals expressed religious opposition to the use of anesthesia in childbirth on the grounds that pain was Eve's punishment, but they weren't influential and didn't change the actual use of anesthetics.
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