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Is the fetus a human being with sacred, inviolable rights, or is it just a clump of cells that might be inconvenient for a woman, much like a boil that can be removed at will?
The controversy after the approval in 2019 of New Yorkâs Reproductive Health Act and its stipulation that abortion can take place up to the moment of birth, followed by then Virginia Governor Ralph Northamâs remarks which seemed to approve of infanticide,[1] have highlighted key variables in the arguments about abortion.
Pro-choice feminists argue that itâs all about a womanâs right to do what she feels is best for her body and that anyone arguing against abortion is a misogynist and a tyrant. This view rests on suppositions that are, in the opinion of many pro-life advocates, entirely untrue. They are:
- The âfetusâ is just a âclump of cells.â
- The fetus is part of the womanâs body.
- The woman owns the clump of cellsâwhat she does with them is nobodyâs business but her own…
