WAB
AH ambassador
The problem the pro-abortion crowd has is there is no definition for when life begins, other than at conception, that isn't arbitrary. Life is a continuum from conception up through dotage. "Arbitrary" and "just" are antonyms, as a matter of prose and as a matter of law.
It is true that a newly conceived cell is not the same as a blastula or gastrula, which is not same as a neonate, which is not the same as a toddler, which is not the same as a teen...and on and on.
The Latin word "foetus" simply means "offspring." Which apparently begs the question "offspring of what?".
I suspect if one were to smash the egg of a raptor, one could expect at the least a hefty fine, if not prison. We recognize the life and worth of a raptor prior to its hatching, yet we quibble over when the life of a human begins. This is inconsistent, which makes it not rational.
Agreed, and it’s a total smokescreen to say don’t force your religion on others. Take religion out of it and boil it down to the constitution and science. If the baby is alive it is unconstitutional to kill it. I don’t see how you can read the constitution any other way.