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The term '''fetus''', as applied to human beings, refers to a conceived but unborn child that has developed beyond an embryonic stage.  
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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'.
  
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==In Politics==
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{{quotation|Is an unborn child a human being? I happen to believe it is. [http://www.debates.org/pages/trans80a.html] }}
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One of the sharpest divisions in US politics is over whether human life begins at conception and what this means.  
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Legally, in most jurisdictions, it is considered permissible to terminate the life of the fetus at any point in the pregnancy (see [[abortion]])
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provided the unborn child's head has not emerged from the mother's body (see [[partial-birth abortion]]).
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*[[Abortion controversy]]
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*[[Human embryo]]
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*[[Courses on the Unborn Child]]
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*Fetus
  
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Latest revision as of 14:28, April 30, 2018

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The term fetus, as applied to human beings, refers to an individual in a fetal or 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'.

Is an unborn child a human being? I happen to believe it is. [1]

See also