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2022-10-17 03:08:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8CA34661EC25341FBA3EA6B25AC2D8EADE43143EA85E0C0100E807AAEE0E681C
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A fetus begins to develop the nerve endings that will become pain receptors as early as eight weeks, but those receptors do not become functional until at least the 26th week of pregnancy. https://www.acog.org/advocacy/facts-are-important/gestational-development-capacity-for-pain https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1440624/ https://www.newsweek.com/can-fetuses-feel-pain-15-weeks-fact-check-glenn-youngkin-1750337
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