It becomes a baby instead of a fetus when it can survive outside the mother. It gets separate rights when it is separate from the mother - until then, it is *a part of* her, and subject to her rights.
If it can be given up for adoption, or into the care of the state, or even into the care of an anti-abortionist, that should be done instead of abortion. Until that point, however, a potential life should not be allowed to hold an existing individual's life and body hostage when she doesn't want it.
Now if only anti-abortionists were actually open to debate and discussion...
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Date: 2010-12-09 10:45 am (UTC)It becomes a baby instead of a fetus when it can survive outside the mother. It gets separate rights when it is separate from the mother - until then, it is *a part of* her, and subject to her rights.
If it can be given up for adoption, or into the care of the state, or even into the care of an anti-abortionist, that should be done instead of abortion. Until that point, however, a potential life should not be allowed to hold an existing individual's life and body hostage when she doesn't want it.
Now if only anti-abortionists were actually open to debate and discussion...