Let’s start at the very Beginning: The Importance of Mothers

separate rat pups from Mom a few hours daily and, as adults, they have elevated Glucocorticoids levels and poor cognitive skills, are anxious, and, if male, are more aggressive.
(p.175)
Aggression

“What do children need from their mothers?”: love, warmth, affection, responsiveness, stimulation, consistency, reliability. What is produced in their absence? Anxious, depressed, and/or poorly attached adults.
(p.176)

young primates would rather take harm from a mother and hug her than not to hug, but not feeling pain.
So the warmth of a mother is more important than the absence of pain.
Pain Perception

Areas with abortions available, rates of crime by young adults decreased about 20 years later.

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Bindung der Mutter zum Kind
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