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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.
Citing Anand's findings, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) argued that the baby responds the same way you and I respond to pain, by recoiling.. She went on to claim that the pain of a fetus at 20 weeks is possibly more intense than that felt by older newborns.. But Anand is an outlier.