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As I stated above, the overall happiness will be increased if said parasitic cells were removed from the mother.

I will assume you do not mean in every case, correct? As children can certainly be a blessing.

Ok, now that you say 15-20 weeks, how do you know that the baby can't feel pain before then? Maybe it can, but can't respond due to lack of ability to move? Could it feel pain as early as week 12, when the first brain activity is noticeable? The main point is, how do you know when it can feel pain?