geauxtohell
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And what, precisely, do you think a "fetus" is? Methinks you believe the meaning of that word is something very different from what it actually is.
A fetus is what exists in the womb from the 9th week of conception to delivery.
Nice attempt at a vagued-up rewrite, but that's not really what the dictionary says, and we both know it.
Fetus - an unborn or unhatched vertebrate especially after attaining the basic structural plan of its kind; specifically : a developing human from usually two months after conception to birth (from Merriam-Webster)
Sounds a bit different when you're not paraphrasing to suit an agenda, doesn't it?
I gave you the strict medical definition.
Introductory Maternity Nursing - Google Books
I could care less what Marriam and Webster thinks of the matter. Marriam and Webster is not an authority of matters of medical science.
Perhaps you shouldn't be so quick to question other people's biological competency, huh?
Sorry, but no. Viability OUTSIDE THE WOMB (which is not the same thing as general viability) is not relevant at all. Tendency to die, if it truly made a difference, would mean that people diagnosed with terminal cancer lose their humanity with the diagnosis.
The law and medical science disagree with you.
^ a b Gans Epner, J.E., Jonas, H.S., Seckinger, D.L. (1998). Late-term abortion. Journal of the American Medical Association, 280 (8), 724-729.
If you want to believe that a fetus at 10 weeks is the same thing as a fetus at 20 weeks, go for it. Just don't expect those of us who know better to buy into it.