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Originally Posted by jewels443
A fetus is an extension of the body, at leaslt in a parasitic way. It cannot exist without the mother, receives its nutrition from the bloodstream of the mother who feeds it through her own diet. If her food doesn't contain the vitamins and minerals required to grow, it will seek minerals from her bones and teeth, destroying them to get what they need.
It seems to me you're talking about ethics.
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Semantics aside. Since you (Among others) want to equate a fetus to a parasite, then it's important to note that parasites aren't extensions of the host body in which they occupy (They're separate entities). A woman has to go to extreme measures in order to not gather the required nutrients needed for fetal development.
Oh, and ethics is a
completely different subject.
(PS> I'd like to point out that there have been cases of fetal development outside a mother's womb. I once posted an article on the subject. Let's see if I can find it...)