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The term '''fetus''', as applied to human beings, refers to an individual in a fetal or [[Human embryo|embryonic]] stage of development. It is sometimes spelled 'fœtus' or 'foetus' in British English, although this is considered incorrect by the British medical community, which uses the term 'fetus'.
==In PoliticsSee also==One of the sharpest divisions in *[[United StatesAbortion controversy]] politics is over whether human life begins at conception and if so, what this means. Legally, in most jurisdictions, it is considered permissible to terminate the life of the fetus at any point in the pregnancy (see *[[abortionHuman embryo]])provided the unborn child's head has not emerged from the mother's body (see *[[partial-birth abortionCourses on the Unborn Child]]). ==Usage== Evangelical Christians prefer the term ''unborn child'' to the term ''fetus'' when discussing [[elective abortion]], since the former supports the viewpoint that (1) "Human life begins at [[conception]]" and (2) "[[Abortion]] is [[murder]]". They feel that calling the unborn child simply a "fetus" devalues [[human life]].*Fetus
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