Abortion - the Rights of a Fetus

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The development of the fetus’ senses should definitely be considered part of the prochoice/prolife debate. This is because of the fact that if the senses are already developed, then the child is about 24 weeks old and already has many viable organs developed which should be considered murder at this point. By 24 weeks, the fetus can open its eyes and by 32 weeks, the fetus can begin to respond to sounds (Santrock, J. W., 2015). These facts alone should help in the pro-life debate by acknowledging that the fetus is already a well-developed tiny human being. It’s already as alive and functioning as any other human being.

An abortion is terminating a living organism during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. It would be acceptable to terminate the fetus while it was still a blastocyst and has yet to develop any viable organs, but women usually never know they are pregnant until the embryo starts to develop. Once the embryo starts to develop its organs and senses, they deserve to have the right to live. People can go back and forth all day on whether pro-choice or pro-life is a better option for new mothers. It is and always be one of the most controversial topics in today’s society.

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