Pro-choice woman refer to their unborn as a fetus. So, how come when they get decide to see?

Asked by Chris38 at 20 May,2013
the pregnancy to full-term, they don't say, "I'm keeping my fetus?" no, no, no...they say, "i'm keeping my baby"....."i'm having a baby"...i'm having a "baby shower".....they don't say, i'm having a "fetus shower".... So, my point is...The unborn only becomes a "baby" when the woman decides she's going to keep it? If not, it's a fetus...right? Seems pretty contradictory to me. Now, if they decided to keep it and said, "I'm keeping my fetus", "i'm having my fetus" than this question would be moot. Am I wrong?

Best Answer:

Andre at 20 May,2013
You are correct. And in this society, Women indeed have the power to decide life or death of their baby before 24 weeks. But it doesnt mean its right. If a baby is 23 weeks and 6 days, the woman can still have her child murdered legally.

Other Answers:

1. Because its their body, their baby and their choice. They can call it a lollipop if they like.
   
2. Because they haven't made up personhood for it. It's still just a fetus, but they have attached meaning to it.
   
   People choose whether to attach meaning to a fetus, just like they choose to attach meaning to a dog and see it as a pet instead of food, or choose to see a box of old love letters as cherished objects and not just scribbles on paper.
   
3. No Pro-Choice law has ever been made on the basis of logical consistency. The whole thing is inconsistent with every other law we have on the books. It's a disgrace to the American Legal System.
   
   Antonin Scalia has publicly stated that for Roe vs. Wade not to be overturned is inconsistent with the current legal theory for why the Dred Scott Decision was wrong.
   
   
   
   Pro-Life Daddy: I've never had an abortion and I don't have any children because I've never been stupid enough to have sex without protection . I believe in protecting my future children's lives.
   
   Abortion: There is a consensus. A consensus that it should only be legal in very limited circumstances. From the pro-choicers' own pro-abortion article: http://www.gallup.com/poll/7606/Roe-Wade-Has-Positive-Public-Image.aspx
   
   There Is Nothing Divine About Someone Who's Had An Abortion
   
4. You are correct.
   
   And in this society, Women indeed have the power to decide life or death of their baby before 24 weeks. But it doesnt mean its right. If a baby is 23 weeks and 6 days, the woman can still have her child murdered legally.
   
5. It's a baby when ever they want it to be the baby. If they don't want the responsibility they just aborted it.
   
6. the question is moot in the first place. it is a fetus, regardless of anybody calling it a "baby" or not. people who call it a "baby", aka a born human child, are merely being scientifically incorrect. i know that things like "science" are really hard concepts for you rightwingers to grasp, but please, do your best to try to understand them.
   
7. Forget about 'her body, her choice' - the kid has no choice. It's nothing more nor less than dehumanising the infant xso as to create a fetus-hostile environment where spilling it becomes easy. 'Hb, hc' starts and ends with the point of onception, at which point she has all choices available. (Chaws tobaccie, spits over porch, scratches asset).