Well then maybe I'm misunderstanding you.

A fetus has the potential for life and should be treated as life. Once the sperm reaches the egg, then it's a potential baby in my book.

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After saying that just now I had an epiphany. Given my theory of consciousness, the baby is not special, nor is a fully grown human. At least, the life is special, but so is every life. The death of an adult, a baby, a plant, or a cat does not matter, because every life is as special as the next. No one should get wrapped up in semantics about when the fetus becomes a human. It does not matter - and anyone you argue with who believes the fetus is special because it has a "soul" won't be convinced no matter what you say. I believe a glass of water has just about as much "soul" as a fetus, if not more.

Let people do as they please, then. I'd rather see an adoption, though, because fundamentally I think that to stop the possibility of a beautiful creature such as a human is a small crime in itself.