When do pro-choicers believe a fetus becomes human?

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I've always believed life begins at conception (seriously, how could you not?), but I became full-fledged pro life when I educated myself on just how much intricate development takes place early on in the womb.

Many accredited biologists and embryologists (regardless of their abortion views) all seem to agree that conception is the foundational starting point of life. Consistency is key.

However, I've noticed that among almost every pro choicer, their idea of when life begins or when a fetus becomes human is completely arbitrary, and almost always seems to differ among each person. Some say a fetus isn't human until there's a heartbeat, some say it isn't human until the brain waves start developing, some say it's not human until it's viable outside the womb -- all of these are random points.

When do YOU say a fetus becomes human, and why at that point? And just for the record, we're ALL a differentiated cluster of cells, so that "clump of cells" argument does not fly with me either. EVERYONE must go through the fetal stage in order to be here on this Earth today.

julio_slsc · Answer

when the parents can legally kick the kids out of the house. BTW, Obamacare is the craziest thing in the world. William Jefferson Clinton.

Nosmo · Answer

Obviously you need at least a heartbeat. If it is not viable, then it is not a human being.

Anonymous · Answer

When it could viably survive outside the womb.

Anonymous · Answer

There's no answer to that question. There IS an answer about the best way to reduce abortions, and it's not making them illegal. That hasn't worked all over the world. What HAS brought the abortion rate down already is the availability of the Plan B pill (which stops ovulation). Better access to birth control and better sex ed are the things to fight for if you really want to do away with abortions. But most "pro life" people seem to be against letting women have birth control and against sex ed.

Alan H · Answer

Who is anyone to determine such an issue?

? · Answer

I believe when the embryo implants itself it becomes a viable human being. That's when it begins to feed itself  and protect itself from the mother.

Anonymous · Answer

Neverr.

? · Answer

"Many accredited biologists and embryologists (regardless of their abortion views) all seem to agree that conception is the foundational starting point of life. Consistency is key."

Cite your source!

Based on your argument any living cell is life and therefore you should never scratch an itch since you are scrapping off a certain amount of living cells.

Jeff · Answer

Sperms and embryos are alive

-j. · Answer

It's already "human", and there's no question it's alive.

But rights accrue to a *person*, not a potential person, and it becomes a person when it is capable of living outside the womb.

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When do pro-choicers believe a fetus becomes human?

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