re: What qualities does a fetus lack to define it as a human with a right to life?

"Inability to survive outside womb"

That applies to about 81 million people of the country.

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Inability to survive outside womb.

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I know some young adults who have no ability to survive outside of their parent's home.

Lots of people can’t survive without lots of help … and they may even be college graduates. Are they subject to abortion

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Inability to survive outside womb. Pre 16-20 weeks depending on technology and available NICU.

That’s one answer to the OP question.

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So 40 years ago that wasnt even possible. So did the definition of life change because of technology? That isn't very science-ey.

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Inability to survive outside womb.

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My oldest has been outside the womb for over three years , and he wouldn't survive very long without constant supervision and provision.

What's the principled difference between providing care inside versus outside the womb? That's arbitrary.


Also, many perhaps most states' abortion laws allow abortions past the point where we could keep the baby alive.

The argument that abortions should be allowed through the point where it is--with the current best technology and best medical teams--literally impossible to keep the baby alive outside the womb, has some weight. The problem with that is determining that point. You'd have to take an average. So you're back to arbitrary decisions.

Also, there is almost no way to enforce that. That's a side argument. But unless you're going with implantation (or birth, which even Molechites have a hard time promoting),it's all arbitrary policy decisions based on the present whims of the various interests with power to make and influence same.

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Inability to survive outside womb.

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Dumb AF. No infant outside of the womb can survive without someone to take care of it.