What is your alternative to abortion?

[Mononoke]

Did you not ask me to differentiate between a fetus and a baby? I did the best I could. Which probably wasn't very good, since they are the same thing.

Oh, okay; I am sorry for misunderstanding your post. You listed a bunch of items, yes, but you missed the major difference (see next point).

Well I guess the issue here is then this: if it's a fetus, then its okay to abort it, but if it is a baby, it is not okay. My argument is that they are one in the same.

And it has been shown that they are not the same. Baby = born. Foetus = unborn. No matter how close they are developmentally, no matter how many features you can name that they share (which can be done for saying a dog is a cat too, of course), that is an important difference and it is why I think abortion is okay.

And I feel that there are better alternatives to abortion. Maybe contraception, or abstinence.

I agree that contraception is better than abortion. However, contraception is for when you are having sex. Abortion is an option for a different time -- after you have had sex.