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Old 05-09-2006, 04:44 PM   #62 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Jefferson
You haven't answered my question, have you?

Is it a baby at 5-months' gestation? Keep in mind that the "baby/fetus" can live outside the womb at that point.

Is it a baby at 5-months' gestation?


And what about 20 years from now, when babies at 3-months' gestation are living outside the womb? Will they be "humans" then?


Your answers, please!

I only support first trimester abortions.

In humans, parturition normally occurs at a gestational age of 37 to 42 weeks. Childbirth occurring before 37 weeks of gestation is considered preterm and has been associated with 70% of neonatal mortality and 75% of morbidity. A preterm fetus is considered viable only if it is delivered after the 28th week of gestation; before this age, those major developmental events that would allow the fetus to survive outside the womb have not occurred.
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There is little doubt that the world in general is more liberal than it was 50 years ago and beyond. Conservatives are simply roadblocks on the path to an ever more progressive and liberal world. What a sad existence.
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