Originally posted by TacDavey
That depends on what you consider a "person". What does it mean to be a person? You have to define "person" before you can claim a fetus isn't one.
not really
the issue isn't about whether it is a person, the issue is about what rights it deserves
of course it is a person, in whatever abstract sense you are talking about, but no abortion critic would actually make the argument that a fetus deserves the same rights as an adult, legal, person.
No 2 year old has mobility rights, no children have rights of association, virtually every constitutional right guaranteed to adults is not applied to children. Thus, there is no real compelling reason why an abortion at some point during pregnancy shouldn't be allowed unless you can prove that sperms and eggs require the same "right to life" that legal adults deserve.