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At conception
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At some point in pregnancy term (please say when)
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upon birth
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have no clue
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When a woman is impregnated, what is your opinion that the fetus becomes a baby? Please explain. | 
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Legally, it is at birth, I see no reason whatsoever to change that. | |
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Originally Posted by Cephus  Legally, it is at birth, I see no reason whatsoever to change that. |
Legally yes, but I am looking more for people's personal opinion on when it happens. | |
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I don't know, and I seriously doubt anyone else knows, so I would rather err on the side of life beginning at conception. | |
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Lean: Independent Gender: Awards:  | Re: At what point do you think the fetus becomes a baby?
It's simple.
From conception to about 8 weeks, it is an embryo.
From about 8 weeks until birth, it is a fetus.
After it is born, it is a baby.
Three seperate terms for three stages of development.
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Check out what Carl Sagan has to say: The abortion debate - Carl Sagan <-- click me
Skip to part 4 for the best parts regarding this question. | |
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You have no option for "other", and I happen to know exactly when I think this occurs.
It's the moment that some responsible party looks the child over, deems the child acceptable, and claims parental responsibility over it. Whether this is the biological parents, an adoptive family, or the State, it is this act which establishes the child as a member of a member of society and establishes the legal and moral place of that child within society.
There's really no specific time this has to occur, but it cannot occur before birth-- and if it doesn't occur shortly after birth, the child will not survive.
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Originally Posted by Korimyr the Rat You have no option for "other", and I happen to know exactly when I think this occurs.
It's the moment that some responsible party looks the child over, deems the child acceptable, and claims parental responsibility over it. Whether this is the biological parents, an adoptive family, or the State, it is this act which establishes the child as a member of a member of society and establishes the legal and moral place of that child within society.
There's really no specific time this has to occur, but it cannot occur before birth-- and if it doesn't occur shortly after birth, the child will not survive. | I agreed with you up to here. If the parents decide that they are going to keep the child after conception it should be given the same protections under the law as any other member of society.
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Originally Posted by MrFungus420 It's simple.
From conception to about 8 weeks, it is an embryo.
From about 8 weeks until birth, it is a fetus.
After it is born, it is a baby.
Three seperate terms for three stages of development. |
So when is it a life then?
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Upon birth, technically, before that it is a fetus dependent on the mother for life support.
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