All Abortion should be legal up to 20 weeks of pregnancy

One of the biggest points of contention in this debate is what is considered human life. My opponent summed up the main problem in the argument of people on his side of the debate. He considers anything beyond conception to be a "baby". He said "once the baby is conceived". Therefore, An embryo in his mind is a baby and thus a human being. A zygote therefore is also a human being by his definition. Scientists use the definition "the moment when a sperm cell from a male breaches the ovum, Or egg, From a female. " to describe conception. Given this, Even a fertilised egg cell is a human being by his definition. Does this seem reasonable? I would like to question whether my opponent believes in the next logical step that emergency contraceptive pills (pills taken by the woman after intercourse to abort a pregnancy), Are also morally wrong. Because since my opponent considers even the tiniest collection of cells to be a human being or "baby" then surely emergency contraceptives are immoral to him? Human life is very special. There are many things that make humans unique and important and valuable. We are conscious of the world around us. We use reason to a far greater extent than any other animals. We have a certain physiological make-up. How many of these traits are shared by a bundle of cells? If we were to consider that a collection of human cells count as a human being then every time we brushed off some skin cells we should call it a genocide. It simply makes no sense. Human cells are not the same as a human being. They are not sentient or conscious. They do not have nervous systems and thus cannot feel pain. So, I have established why at a certain point in the pregnancy the "human organism" is not in any way a human being. This makes it far less valuable and thus the mother's right to choose what to do with her life and her body should take priority. However, There is a point when the fetus becomes worthy of being a human being. But so what? Human beings in a very rudimentary form are not equivalent to the pregnant mother and wider family. They cannot feel the same amount of pain and the death of one does not leave the same impact as the death of another. Therefore, One is more valuable to society than another and therefore deserves more rights. There is a point at which the sentience of the fetus becomes too great to throw aside and this lies at 20 weeks. But generally before 20 weeks, The fetus should not enjoy the same rights as those of the mother. The negative health effects of prohibiting abortion don't end with the mothers. Romania's abortion ban sparked a nationwide orphan crisis, As roughly 150, 000 unwanted newborns were placed in nightmarish state-run orphanages. Many of those orphans now suffer from sever mental and physical health problems, Including reduced brain size, Schizoaffective disorder, And sociopathy. When abortion is illegal, It becomes exponentially more unsafe for both women and their children. You may not like the fact that women will seek abortions even when they're illegal, But it is undeniably a fact nonetheless. As you can see, Making abortion illegal endangers mothers since they try to abort anyway. In conclusion, The mother is a fully-developed human which can feel pain to a great extent, Has family and community relationships and is sentient. A fetus is not and may only be human in a very rudimentary form. Therefore, The rights of the mother to choose take priority over the right of the fetus. Furthermore, Not allowing abortion further endangers and disempowers women.