[Professor S]

To me, the real issue with abortion law (for non-idealists) is that it is very obvious to a lot of people that at some point a fetus becomes a child located inside a womb. The main problem is that no one can really say when that happens, so it's very difficult to judge when an abortion is the equivalent of removing an unwanted growth or when it is the equivalent of infanticide.

Ethically to me, if a an unborn child reaches the number of months equal to that it can be viable if born prematurely, then it is a child and should be granted the rights of a child, and the mother/parents should be responsible for the child as if it were in their hands and not in their belly. At that point, that question isn't one of humanity, but of location.

Legally, I remain a fan of the first law regarding abortion in Britain: No abortions after the 4th month (with an exception for cases where the mother's life is in danger if the pregnancy continues). To me, that gives plenty of time for the host to purge the unwanted fetus, but also does a lot of protect unborn life.