The fetus at 20 weeks gestation "is fully capable of experiencing pain.
Without question, all of this is a dreadfully painful experience for any infant subjected to such a surgical procedure." Robert J. White, M.D., PhD., professor of neurosurgery at Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio, in testimony before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, March 21, 1996