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13. The human foetus feels no pain before 24 weeks

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 09:04 PM

Jan 2013

I would hardly think that an invertebrate shellfish would be more highly developed and subject to pain than that.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/25/human-foetus-no-pain-24-weeks

Lets not give the fundy anti-choice "right to lifers" anything to base their nonsense on.

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Shellfish Feel Pain, Studies Suggest [View all] The Straight Story Jan 2013 OP

They have brains and nervous systems, sooo ... Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #2

It is an abomination before the Lord to eat shellfish RomneyLies Jan 2013 #3

One wonders PADemD Jan 2013 #5

It had more to do with the way fish was marketed then. hunter Jan 2013 #16

Totally agree, how could anyone not understand that? Zorra Jan 2013 #17

I'm with you on that, Flaxbee. narnian60 Jan 2013 #20

this is a very contentious issue among biologists.... mike_c Jan 2013 #6

Of course they feel pain. Drahthaardogs Jan 2013 #7

it's not that simple actually.... mike_c Jan 2013 #14

So maybe the pain they fell is more intense than our pain? angstlessk Jan 2013 #23

Most animals don't feel pain like we do. I am dog man Drahthaardogs Jan 2013 #25

Why does it matter? We eat all sorts of food that can feel pain. nt OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #8

Oh yeah, and you are cold to the fact that RebelOne Jan 2013 #9

Things eat other eat things - it's the natural order of things. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #12

Meanwhile... Bosonic Jan 2013 #10

I trained a tilapia in my lake Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #19

The nerve of them! longship Jan 2013 #11

The human foetus feels no pain before 24 weeks Leslie Valley Jan 2013 #13

Our scientists say that humans don't feel pain, so we don't feel Zorra Jan 2013 #18

Maybe they wouldn't if they had guns LeftInTX Jan 2013 #21

If I were 1 inch tall, a lobster wouldn't think twice XRubicon Jan 2013 #22

sweet, delicious pain datasuspect Jan 2013 #24

Interesting, but ima still eat em, sorry Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #27