That is was Proven to be fallacious perhaps? That does make it a fallacy.
A X-ray tech and son of a prominent radiologist says: "I dispute the "scream" notion of either a Doppler or real-time ultrasound. What you see is a xeroradiographic film of acoustical echoes as they bounce around and envelope certain tissues. The waves you label a "scream" are acoustical shadows of amniotic fluid displaced by pressure or puncture of the sac. These waves tend to radiate in a counter-clockwise cyclonic manner, much like water flowing down a drain"
The cerebro cortex doesn't start to function until about the same time as the outer edge of viability - 20 to 22 weeks, long after most abortions are done. While I do support restrictions on later abortions there is absolutely no medical support of any fetal reactions or even personhood in the first trimester when 90% of all abortions are performed.
To claim otherwise is a bold face lie to promote the emotionally charged immature ideas of the anti-women, anti-choice movement. Let me also be clear that in a perfect world abortion would not be needed. I believe abortion is the least favorable choices over not becoming pregnant or adoption. However, it clearly should be the women's choice at least in the first trimester.
I strongly suggest you study when the cerebral coretex actually develops enough to produce emotions, which are actually chemical reactions, before defending bald faced lies like this appallngly inaccurate piece of propaganda.