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A fetus is not *yet* a baby.
I have heard all that bullshit many times. I recall 5th grade and the big chart up on the wall showing the life cycle of the Florida Panther. It was a very nice poster and a doctor came to the room (a parent) to explain life cycles to us.
Well you know, he claimed that when sperm and egg met: that was the start of the whole cycle of life. Note that this was before Roe v. Wade so the politics of the issue had not yet forced scientists to pretend that the old life cycle truths were now void.
But, old me still can see that chart in his mind's eye. I can also tell you that most abortions are not done in the days just after conception.
But, I'll give you the point that the child might have died later. So, if I murder my lawyer friend next door I'll say to the judge that he might have died someday anyway! Think that would work?
