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<p>The Department has made no such assessment. The Royal College of Obstetricians
and Gynaecologist’s guidance, ‘Fetal Awareness: Review of Research and Recommendations
for Practice’, published in 2010, concluded that the fetus cannot experience pain
in any sense prior to 24 weeks of gestation. This guidance is available at the following
link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/guidelines/rcogfetalawarenesswpr0610.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/guidelines/rcogfetalawarenesswpr0610.pdf</a></p>
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