Why should unborn fetuses not have human rights?

Question

It's obvious that fetuses aren't people. They shouldn't have rights for many reasons. Lets list them here.

Answer 1

crap grows inside of me... Does that deserve rights too.

Answer 2

seems like you stated a question and then reversed yourself.

So what your saying is that that sick cop who murdered his 9 month old pregant girl friend, who was due to deliver in a few weeks

SHOULDN't be charged with murdering the baby as well???

Its not so obvious that a fetus isn't a person. In fact many fetuses could survive on their own. That's why there are limits on the time a woman can get an abortion.

Go get a job, or go and get educated.

I am a Pro-Choicer!!

Answer 3

"It's obvious that fetuses aren't people. They shouldn't have rights for many reasons."

if that's the case, then newborn babies, who are no different than babies inside of the womb other than that theyre outside of the womb rather than in, shouldn't have rights either. someone said these babies can't form opinions, well neither can a newborn. what are the fetuses if theyre not human? tissue? even though by, what is it, 1 month that they have a heart beat? i didnt know tissue had a heart beat. the fact is, just because they baby is growing inside of the mother's body doesn't mean it's the mother's body. it's its own body, and just like you shouldnt be able to decide whether or not to kill a newborn baby, it's really not up to you to decide whether to or not to kill a baby still in the womb. use logic why dont you?

Answer 4

A fetus is a people just not developed 100% yet. I dont understand why people ask these questions. Why would anyone oppose someone for going to jail if they beat a woman and she lost a baby. Babies can be born prematurley and survive, so if it is born at 24 weeks and on a resporator and iv's to keep it alive is it still just a fetus and so obviously not a person. Now if a woman is 24 weeks pregnant and she is assaulted and the baby dies it shouldnt be treated with the rights any child would have?

Answer 5

They don't have rights as independent people because they are not yet __independent__ people -- by any definition.

Same as minors don't have the same rights as adults.

But the abortion debate doesn't have anything to do with the rights of the unborn.

The abortion debate is solely about the rights of the mother to remain pregnant if she chooses, and to refuse to provide life support out of her body if she chooses. The same as a person has the right to refuse to give blood or refuse to donate a kidney if she chooses.

If pro-life people put their time and energy into medical research to develop artificial incubators, they could eliminate 90% of abortions. Instead, they seem much more concerned about trying to control what other people do.

Answer 6

Would you want your momma to think the same about you? A human fetus can grow to be nothing other than a human being. A heinous one if that human being would kill a fetus, though.

Answer 7

After 21 weeks, the fetus is able to live outside the womb. They might have some complications, but they can live. Therefore, they are people.

Answer 8

Because they are easy to kill.
They can't fight back.
And there is Big Money in Abortion.
It is Big Business.
Many people and groups are getting very rich from Abortion.
Abortion Groups give the Democrat Party millions and millions of dollars each Election.

Answer 9

um they will become people just like you and i. what makes them less important than us? you were one a unborn fetus... and why do u say it unborn fetus, were u a born fetus? this is stupid, they have rights just like you and me end of story. from the second that the sperm hits the egg the real magic begins and thats when it becomes a human, not when it pops out

Answer 10

Whatever. This is what the entire pro-choice/pro-life argument is about. Do you think the reasons on BOTH sides haven't been run into the ground yet? We all know what the other side thinks.

Hey LegalNinja...a newborn doesn't make it's own decisions either. Should we allow parents to put their babies in microwaves without repercussions?

Answer 11

Coragryph makes an astute observation. It is, indeed about a woman's right to choose. She can choose abstinence. She can choose contraception. She can choose to take responsibility for her actions.

Of course, if the woman (or child, come to that) is raped, it is a different matter. I happen to believe all life is sacrosanct, but if a rape victim chose to abort, I would respect her wishes.