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The term '''fetus''' as applied to human beings refers to the body of an unborn child. O
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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'.
  
ne of the sharpest divisions in US politics is over whether "human life begins at conception" and what this means.  
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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] }}
  
Legally, in most jurisdictions, it is considered permissible to terminate the life of the fetus at any point in the pregnancy provided the unborn child's head has not emerged from the mother's body (see [[partial-birth abortion]]).
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==See also==
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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
  
Many Americans say that "Abortion is murder" and vigorously oppose laws which view the matter as "a women's right to choose".
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[[Category:Reproduction]]

Latest revision as of 14:28, April 30, 2018

Fetus1.jpg

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