Atheists, the death penalty and abortion...

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I fully accept a fetus is a potential person. I just don't understand how the mother, who has to carry and nurture said fetus in her body for at least 24 weeks to produce a viable, self-sustaining human being (and I'm being generous here, as babies born at 24 weeks have serious medical issues and need around the clock intensive medical care, hell, babies born at 35 weeks can have very serious problems), how can that woman's voice simply not matter or be discounted out of hand?