Quote Originally Posted by Rodion Romanovich
Medically speaking, at an early stage the pre-fetus isn't really much more human than a bacteria, since it just like a bacteria has only one cell. It takes about 4 months until you can see the difference between a pig/rat and a human fetus. Yet, you think it's ok to kill pigs for eating and rats because they disgust you, but not a fetus whom you can't distinguish from one of those. As for Holocaust victims, to call people that are obviously human non-human is a completely different matter, and I fail to see what the Holocaust has to do with rape victims wanting to have an abortion of a piece of tissue without feelings. The fetus before 4 months hardly has any feelings, and not much more than simple reflexes at most - like a fish or insect which you wouldn't hesitate to kill. The whole argument about that it can't be aborted because it's too close to human doesn't really apply unless you're a militant vegetarian, which I personally am not - nothing is as great as a tasty, well-fried of BBQed steak
Much more human? This is medical speak; that there are grades and levels of humanity?

Actually, looks aren't the qualifier of what a human is. Genetically it is a human - if it is able to progress, it will eventually look like us. Babies don't look like you or I, but we call them human because it is so glaringly obvious that they are. In fact, they look and act more like monkeys with dwarfism. Does that mean that they are not human?

"Hardly any feelings" - that's a good one.