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People who argue from the fringe view that "life begins at conception" and "a fetus is a human being" often bring in a lot of other fictions about abortion, lik

• Chris2048 10y ago
  > People who argue from the fringe view... So mention this when you argue with such a person, or someone who specifically argues these points. I did not argue that "life begins at conception". As for "a fetus is a human being": A fetus is: "an unborn or unhatched offspring of a mammal, in particular, an unborn human more than eight weeks after conception" Hence, a fetus is not "at conception", but at least 8 weeks later. According to Wikipedia on US law: "Viability is usually placed at about seven months (28 weeks, approx. 196 days) but may occur earlier, even at 24 weeks"; In other words, a fetus may be aborted 24-28 weeks after conception; Arguing that a fetus in this range is a human being is not a fringe view among those who look into the issue, or at least that a fetus might be a human being (it's possible that we don't know enough about human development in the womb to decide). > It's also none of your business what other women do with their bodies What women do to the bodies of fetuses is the issue here. A woman who murdered her unborn, viable child would be charged with muder despite it concerning "what she did with her body". > Wishing that it was your business (or telling fantasy stories based on your fringe views) How about you project on someone else?