I don't understand how its location matters more than anything to do with the biological stage of the foetus. Every answer to 'when is the cut off point' is as arbitrary as the next, but I really don't see how this one is 'common sense' as you put it.
If there's an extremely premature birth, why does that less biologically-developed organism have more rights than a fully-fledged child hours before a normal-timed birth? Why does simply being inside or outside the womb constitute being worthy of rights?
You are not even in the first stage of life in the world. Your life does not matter until you get out of the womb. Once you are officially a living member of society, you matter.
[quote]The only thing I'd ban is sex-selective abortions.[/quote]
Why?
If fetuses have no rights until they have exited the womb, who are you to dictate to a mother what she does with her own body?
I get that you are voicing opposition to gender bias (i.e. Chinese families getting abortions until they conceive a son), but your logic is contradictory and self-defeating.
[quote]No you don't. I live in Canada. We at least have common sense on this issue. The only thing I'd ban is sex-selective abortions.[/quote]
Makes sense and is logical, points to Canada and you, Sir.
No, he is arguing that the fetus has no rights until it has exited the womb. Trimester doesn't matter.
So I will pose this question to you: What is it about the third trimester cut-off point that transitions a "fetus" with no rights into a "baby" with full rights? Why that point in time? How did you come to that decision? Or did you let others decide for you and simply parrot their choice?