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After reading the informative article, The First Ache, by Annie Murphy Paul a couple of times, I came to conclusion that Paul is bias. To the extent that she and three of the research doctors, Dr. Anand,Mr. Fisk and Dr. Paschall all feel that fetal pain exists. Although Annie Paul does present an article and comments written by Dr. Mark Rosen that “pain perception probably does not function before the third trimester”. Dr Rosen also asserted, that “the fetus’s higher pain pathways are not yet fully developed and functional”. Although Annie Paul tries to present both sides of the argument,I strongly feel that she is one sided and firmly believes that fetuses and newborn infants experience pain as early as 20 weeks of gestation.

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