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The latest video in Live Action’s “Pro-Life Replies”<\/a> series has been released, answering the question: is a fetus a person? Abortion advocates will sometimes acknowledge the scientific reality that a preborn child is alive, yet still not a person. Previous videos answered the “My Body, My Choice,”<\/a> “No One Knows When Life Begins,”<\/a> and “Personally Pro-Life”<\/a> arguments. The latest video, “Is A Fetus A Person?”<\/a> is narrated by Dr. Christopher Kaczor, a philosopher who served as a William E. Simon Visiting Fellow at Princeton University, and is currently a professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University.<\/p>\n

“Some say that abortion is permissible because a preborn child, or fetus, is not a ‘person.’ So let’s ask the question, ‘What is a person?'” Kaczor begins. “In everyday conversation we use the terms ‘person’ and ‘human being’ to mean the same thing. I’m a person. You’re a person. Your parents are persons. Children, yours or somebody else’s, are persons. Your dog? Your dog might have a lot of personality, but not a person. Your car or computer? Definitely not persons. But the terms ‘human being’ and ‘person’ do belong in different categories. ‘Human being’ is mainly a biological term, whereas ‘person’ is mainly a moral term, referring to an individual’s value or rights.”<\/p>\n

While many abortion activists argue that abortion should remain legal through all nine months of pregnancy, no questions asked, most Americans disagree. Polling from Marist<\/a> and Gallup<\/a> has found that people overwhelmingly support banning abortion after the first trimester, as well as supporting heavy restrictions like waiting periods and informed consent laws. Pro-lifers agree with these restrictions, but also want to encourage people to understand that abortion is always wrong- – at any age or stage.<\/p>\n

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