Reply #2,
I think most every abortion is emotionally painful for the pregnant woman, however for the fetus there are no central connections to a cerebrum that can interpret pain until 22 weeks gestation.  Yes, some have stimulated a fetus at a much earlier point in gestation and found movement away from noxious stimulants , but this is a spinal chord reflex just as the touching of a hot burner.  First you move your finger away and then as the cerebrum is stimulated you feel pain. There is no functioning cerebral cortex until 22 weeks gestation!! So to say that the fetus feels pain is another of ED Hu's misconceptions, and attempts to portray a meaning that is a factoid and manipulate the minds of others.