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Several scientists have done research that abortion opponents say shows that fetuses can feel pain at 20 weeks after conception. One of those scientists said he believed fetuses could likely feel pain then, but he added that he believed the few abortions performed then could be done in ways to avoid pain.
Fetuses do have reflex reactions that can make them seem pained, Rosen says. If you see a fetus in utero react to needle stimulation, then the common conclusion is that it must feel.. But just as with paraplegics, that's a reflex that's mediated by the spinal cord; that's not a conscious reaction, he says.