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No, it is not a part of her body, liike a kidney. It is a human being with a human brain and human individuality. It is a small being with it's own moods (which is why different unborn babies respond to different voices, music, etc) and feelings. It is a dependant organism that, left to it's own devices, will grow into a sentient, walking, talking self-sufficient human being.
A kidney is none of these things. The comparison is silly.
And what do you mean, you aren't sure about the killing?
From Miriam-Webster :
Main Entry: 1kill
Pronunciation: 'kil
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from (assumed) Old English cyllan; akin to Old English cwellan to kill -- more at QUELL
Date: 14th century
transitive senses
1 a : to deprive of life
A foetus is alive. If you deprive it of life, you kill it.
Oh, and just before anyone thinks that my arguments are based on religious beliefs - I'm an atheist [img]smile.gif[/img]
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