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[[Image:Fetus.jpg|right|thumb|Fetus of about eight weeks, enclosed in the amnion.]] | [[Image:Fetus.jpg|right|thumb|Fetus of about eight weeks, enclosed in the amnion.]] | ||
| − | The term '''fetus''' as applied to human beings refers to | + | The term '''fetus''', as applied to human beings, refers to a conceived but unborn child. |
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One of the sharpest divisions in US politics is over whether human life begins at conception and what this means. | One of the sharpest divisions in US politics is over whether human life begins at conception and what this means. | ||
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provided the unborn child's head has not emerged from the mother's body (see [[partial-birth abortion]]). | provided the unborn child's head has not emerged from the mother's body (see [[partial-birth abortion]]). | ||
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Revision as of 22:00, April 12, 2007
File:Fetus.jpg
Fetus of about eight weeks, enclosed in the amnion.
The term fetus, as applied to human beings, refers to a conceived but unborn child.
In Politics
One of the sharpest divisions in US politics is over whether human life begins at conception and 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 abortion) provided the unborn child's head has not emerged from the mother's body (see partial-birth abortion).