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Originally Posted by bitontheslide
i'm referring to the ridiculous argument that a abortion is fine on a premature baby because it wouldn't survive without medical attention ... the same applies to many living/born animals that don't receive specialised care
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Not what I'm saying but go off sis.
There's a difference between a typical premature baby that's born 30+ weeks into the pregnancy (8/10 babies are apparently premature in some way or another) and a fetus that's birthed at 22 weeks. The latter cannot survive without a lot of medical attention and plain luck and that's not even considering any permanent health concerns that would spring from such an early birth if the fetus survives.
I remember seeing a video a few weeks ago of a chicken embryo being grown in an egg that was chopped in half, and it grew from an embryo all the way to a fully fledged chick but a situation like that is so improbable that it just doesn't make sense to classify life starting at any other point then birth.
Maybe when technology advances to the point where fetuses in early stages can survive outside of the womb with high rates of survival, I'll change my mind but at the moment, it's dangerous to make out that a fetus at 22 weeks is a life when more often than not, it wouldn't be able to live outside of the womb because it's not ready to truly be alive yet.