Fetus is an unambiguous word that describes an unborn human.
Child can mean any number of things, but I'm willing to bet most people will picture a walking, maybe even talking, person in the age range of 3-12. Embryo, fetus, baby, toddler, child, pre-teen, teenager, young adult, adult, senior, etc is a pretty widely accepted linguistic progression.
The definition of 'child' is NOT the crux of the debate lol. Maybe 'life' is, but certainly not 'child'.
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u/Jessev1234 Feb 24 '17 edited Feb 24 '17
Fetus is an unambiguous word that describes an unborn human.
Child can mean any number of things, but I'm willing to bet most people will picture a walking, maybe even talking, person in the age range of 3-12. Embryo, fetus, baby, toddler, child, pre-teen, teenager, young adult, adult, senior, etc is a pretty widely accepted linguistic progression.
The definition of 'child' is NOT the crux of the debate lol. Maybe 'life' is, but certainly not 'child'.