This is an excellent point. In the past the law has come down on the side of whether or not there is a positive expectation of a child. In other words, the fetus has status through the mother. You are right that this is a conversation we need to have so that we have codified in law whether the fetus itself has personhood separate from the expectations of the mother.
This is an excellent point. In the past the law has come down on the side of whether or not there is a positive expectation of a child. In other words, the fetus has status through the mother. You are right that this is a conversation we need to have so that we have codified in law whether the fetus itself has personhood separate from the expectations of the mother.