Quote Originally Posted by bmolsson
The fetus doesn't have the legal status of being alive, hence it can't be murdered.
Depends on the jurisdiction. In some US states, killing a pregnant woman will net the perpetrator a double-homicide conviction and sentence.example

Instead of the "It's Alive!", "No, it's a clump of cells!" argument we usually devolve to...

Would Tavernites like to suggest/discuss some test or standard for 'life' (i.e. human-ness)? When is the breath of life breathed into us: conception? first 3 months? second? with our first breath?