Secular reasons for and against legalising abortion

[Jenny A]

Going backward from birth, at what point was the entity in question not a human being?

Some questions should the fetus ever be considered a human being.

1. People are not required to donate organs, provide blood donations, etc. for other human beings even when those human beings are their children or close relatives. Should a pregnant woman ever be required to do so for an unborn human being by continuing the pregnancy? If so why?

2. If the answer to number one is yes, is there ever a circumstance where continued pregnancy should be required even though it:

a) Endangers the life of the woman;

b) Endangers the long term physical health of the woman;

c) Endangers the long term mental health of the woman?

3. If the answer to number one is no, but the fetus has developed to the point that it could survive on artificial life support outside the uterus, must the fetus be kept alive outside the uterus, if the pregnancy is terminated? And if so, who is required to make arrangements and pay for such life support?

4) If at anytime during the pregnancy a fetus becomes a human being, should child abuse and neglect laws apply before birth?

5) Do any of the above answers change if the fetus can be shown to be severally physically or mentally handicapped, or that the fetus will have a very short life span after birth?