If a fetus is not a child, that would mean that we human beings reproduce by way of metamorphosis (like frogs and butterflies do.) Show me your sources that prove your claim that himan beings (placetal mammals) reproduce by way of metamorphosis.
No, it means that we don't exist before our birthday. My birthday was May 7, 1962. On May 6, 1962 there was no Joe B (and the world was a sadder place for it!) This is what the law says.
We can't grant kidney bean sized fetuses the same rights as actual people, because then you'd have a situation where a fetus would have more rights than the woman it is inside... that would be just... crazy.
By your logic, not only should abortion be illegal, it should be illegal for woman to engage in ANY activity that might be injurious to the fetus. You would essentially be turning child-bearing age women into slaves of the state.
Not keen on doing the Live Action version of "A Handmaid's Tale', the book itself was a tedious enough read.
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