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''Fetal pain'' is a significant question in the debate over ]. Some claim that the ] can feel pain by the second month after conception when the ] structures have developed. A recent review of evidence in the ], however, concludes that it is unlikely that a fetus can feel pain before the third trimester. ''Fetal pain'' is a significant question in the debate over ]. Some claim that the ] can feel pain by the second month of ]. A recent review of evidence in the ], however, concludes that it is unlikely that a fetus can feel pain before the third trimester.


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Fetal pain is a significant question in the debate over abortion. Some claim that the fetus can feel pain by the second month of pregnancy. A recent review of evidence in the Journal of the American Medical Association, however, concludes that it is unlikely that a fetus can feel pain before the third trimester.

External links

  • Anti-abortion site presenting case for fetal pain from second month of pregnancy: .
  • A review of clinical evidence concerning fetal pain, JAMA. 2005;294:947-954.