So: in the OP, what would you do. If you had time to only save one, which would you save? 1000 embryos or 1 newborn? Can you answer it or not? And why did you pick your answer?
I already gave an answer and justified it.
Also, I don't claim that life begins at conception. I draw the line for abortion at one month, for the following reasons:
1. The brain and heart have formed.
2. That's when pregnancy tests start working.
3. She's had an entire month to choose the morning-after pill.
It's not about how much time you have.
In the case of a fire, time is the crucial factor. Since we're saving "fetuses" and not "pregnant women", I assume the fetuses are in some kind of incubation tank? I wouldn't have the first clue how to disconnect and move one of those, whereas carrying a one-year-old is easy. If I was faced with three pregnant women and a child, and I had two seconds to grab somebody and jump out the window before a gas tank exploded, I'd rescue the one-year-old because he/she is lighter.
It's about how the American public views the unborn vs the born.
I'm not American. The abortion debate is bigger than you (though with less risk of diabetes).
Legally they cannot be treated equally (nor ethically). Society, and the law (which is based on the Constitution and Roe v Wade and legal definition, etc.) have decided that born people are equal and deserving of rights. Value is subjective but based on these and other criteria, the laws favor born people, 'value' the born more.
Roe v. Wade is bullsh**, in my opinion. You'll just ignore any elaboration I give, so I won't bother with it.
The example in the OP is to illustrate that altho a difficult decision, people DO value the born more than the unborn (or not...everyone is entitled to decide for themself).
It's not a fair comparison, for reasons I've already explained. It's also a red herring, since the abortion debate revolves around the absolute value of fetal life, not its relative value compared to a baby's life. And to give a counter-example anyway: many people choose to save the fetus instead of the mother. Following your logic, this would imply that fetuses are worth more than adult women.
People claim, in this debate, that the unborn are exactly the same as born people and thus should be treated equally and protected equally under the law. It's not possible but they often dont like to admit that, they prefer to willfully ignore what they dont want to confront.
I don't argue that position, so I don't have to defend it.