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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If life begins at delivery, why do we have to kill the baby to complete an abortion? You kill what is living. The baby is killed during abortion. The baby is alive; life has begun. [/quote]

I don't understand what you are trying to say but a fetus is not viable outside the womb so it really isn't a separate entity from the host, more like parasite.[/quote]

First, the fetus is the same type of organism as the mother. Parasites are different organisms which latch on to another species, causing it harm.

Second, parasites are not where they belong, but the preborn child is precisely where it is supposed to be. The natural changes that take place in the woman’s body to make room for this new little human do not damage her body. Although there may be challenges in being pregnant, they are in no way legitimately comparable to the damage and harm a parasite does to another organism.

Fetal stem cells are known to travel to sites of damage or injury in the mother, and mothers with a weakened heart, for example, get fetal stem cells which travel to their hearts and turn into cardiac cells, helping strengthen the mother’s heart.

In contrast, the parasitic latching on to another organism does not help the host and there is no mutual sharing of benefits.

Who taught you a baby in utero was “parasitic?” Because they were wrong. [/quote]
I don't know. My mom is a neonatologist (i.e. she's devoted her entire career to treating premature newborns). When talking about maternal health, she refers to fetuses as "highly effective parasites".[/quote]

I’d be uncomfortable if my child’s doctor referred to my child and her patient as a “parasite.” Does your mom call her patients that in front of their parents and her colleagues?

I think that’s extremely disturbing. [/quote]
My mom's patients are newborns. They are, by definition, not fetuses.[/quote]

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