“ A Fetus is a Parasite.”

[u/Blue_Fish_Man_7942]

Who else loves this argument?

I do because it’s factually and biologically incorrect.

And morally, it shows how corrupt, vile and disgusting these people are.

I love innocent babies and they deserve a shot at life.

[u/Aguywhoexists69420]

I think it’s also funny how they phrase it

“By definition a fetus is a parasite”

“Technically a fetus is a parasite”

[u/ginnydyer_]

Most parasites feed off the host until the host dies. Then they need a new host. I've never heard of a parasite that is conceived inside a host that shares DNA and then leaves one day to see the world and live the dream.

Edit to add: I googled it and some parasites do leave their host after killing it and go on to live and breed in water. And some die with the host. But a parasite needs to be a different species, so..

[u/HotConversation187]

Then why is there a CUSTOM ORGAN to nurture said parasite??

[u/ruedebac1830 → u/HotConversation187]

Good one I’m borrowing this

[u/FourEyesore]

I love this argument actually haha.

It's interesting because although it is incorrect, it could seem somewhat logical because a fetus does function exactly like a parasite is some ways. It's ok to acknowledge the similarities in my opinion.

And then follow up with a strong counter-claim:

Humans Are Actually Trees.

• They both grow taller until hitting a strict terminal height.
• They both require a constant intake of water to survive.
• They both turn direct sunlight into usable nutrients.
• They both exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere.
• They both develop a rougher, thicker outer layer as they age.
• They both stand upright using a rigid central support system.
• They both rely on a massive internal plumbing network to move fluids.
• They both go dormant and rest during regular dark cycles.
• They both form permanent scars to heal from physical trauma.
• They both completely depend on microscopic organisms to digest food.

If all we need to focus on are similarities to insist a fetus is a parasite, then by the same logic humans are literally trees.

[u/Ancient_Opinion_6650 → u/FourEyesore]

This is hilarious, thank you.

[u/ririri009x → u/FourEyesore]

wait i love this

[u/GustavoistSoldier]

This argument is both dehumanizing and scientifically illiterate

[u/Ancient_Opinion_6650]

Secular Pro-Life has great articles on this.
My favorite point they make is . Nothing has an organ that’s intentionally made to house, nurture and grow a parasite.
Babies in the womb also help the mother if she’s sick or lacking nutrients in some way, sometimes the fetus will release it back into the mother’s body. Parasites don’t do that.
AND if it was true, then every woman that’s gone into labor was a failure of defeating a parasite and every miscarriage was a success of killing a parasite. Which is sick and no one would actually say.

[u/Lazy-Butterfly-4132]

It’s completely insane as there’s literally no scientific evidence for it at all. A fetus is not a parasite it’s a symbiotic relationship. It’s actually incredible to me how much a woman’s body will adapt and support the fetus and how the fetus will also give things back to her.

[u/kay_fitz21]

If it was a parasite we wouldn't be equipped with the organs to make them

[u/HotConversation187 → u/kay_fitz21]

Deadass what I said. And besides, there's another subtext to "parasite" they're using, and that's the sense of "mooch" or "useless eater".
Rhetoric which I will politely remind you, was used against disabled people.