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This might be somewhat disjointed, but here goes;
Why do people say that the zygote/fetus/baby is a part of the mothers body? It has it's own unique genetic code. Even if it had the same DNA as the mother until birth, that wouldn't necessarily make a governable part of a womans body. Identical twins share the same DNA, and yet one cannot simply kill the other because, after all, the one is simply an extension of the other.
Next point, we know that it is biologically alive from the moment of conception. We also know that it is human (of human sperm and human ova) Obviously it's size doesn't matter, after all are fat people worth any more (or less) than thin? It's level of development shouldn't make any difference either. I can't hurt/maim/kill a pre-school child any more than I could a college student. Just because it is living in the womb, doesn't mean it is under another persons control, I do not have the power of life and death over the people who rent my house, (though I may wish it.) Age doesn't matter, we don't kill people after they hit a certain age. They may not have any real self-awareness at first, but neither do people with Alzheimers and we have not yet descended to killing them.
Those are my $4 (2c adjusted for inflation)
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