(April 6, 2013 at 8:15 am)Maelstrom Wrote:(April 6, 2013 at 8:11 am)Mr_Dew7 Wrote: The fetus has no knowledge that it is going to be killed, and therefore has no choice in the matter.
The fetus is also not an individual. It has no individual rights while it is still in the womb. Once born, that changes. As a fetus, however, the mother has the right to determine what to do with the parasite that is feeding off of her.
Well, I value all human life intrinsically. I feel that unborn babies have the right to life. I won't debate over the issue of abortion of fetuses resulting from unwanted incest or rape, but for certain, I don't believe that it should be legal to kill a fetus that resulted from the mother's inability to not have sex, or even not use contraception. It should be more important to preserve human life than to kill it because its too hard to deal with. The irresponsibility of a person shouldn't, in my eyes, result in the death of a fetus.
