I can't decide whether to be for or against abortion - Convince me to be pro-life!

Well, Pro didn't give me much to respond to. I hope next Round my opponent can cite some more complex arguments in favor of abortion. I suppose I will respond to their very short rebuttals: By law it is called a human being. Please re-read my section about the UVVA. I admit this is only an example from American law, but it sets a precedent nonetheless. I am not aware of any laws in any nation that deny the humanity of a fetus outright. A "spontaneous abortion," although it uses the same word, is not an abortion of the type we are discussing. Both a stillbirth and a spontaneous abortion are broadly categorized as "miscarriages." We are discussing the intentional, clinical, consensual termination of an otherwise healthy pregnancy (in most cases). Miscarriages are not intentional, clinical, or consented to. You are correct that some pregnancy tests can detect within days. I was referring to the most widely used method, the urine test, which indeed does typically require several weeks of progress for a positive result. Even if a pregnancy is detected within 10 days and the mother immediately decided to abort, it would still take some time to find a clinic, schedule an appointment, and get the procedure. By that time, the baby would undoubtedly be at least several weeks old. According to the Guttmacher Institute, 66.5% of abortions happen after 7 weeks [1]. Anyway, why does it matter? It seems that Pro is willing to accept that science confirms the humanity of a fetus. If that's the case, it matters not how early a baby is aborted. Why is a 10-day baby less human than a 4 week baby? Science does not support a clear "moment of humanity" other than conception, and therefore it doesn't matter how early the pregnancy is detected. Finally, Pro says there is no chance that a first trimester child could be viable. I disagree. In 1815 there was no chance that a 22-week child could survive. But now they can. Perhaps in another 200 years babies will be surviving at 12 weeks? We cannot know for sure. What we do know is the point of viability is getting earlier and earlier as technology and medicine improve. There is no basis to claim that there is "absolutely no chance" of first trimester viability. My larger point is that "viability" doesn't matter. It is not a good justification for abortion because it is always changing based on current technology, and the status of human life does not (should not) depend on technology. Furthermore, a baby is technically not viable after birth either. A 2 week old newborn cannot survive outside the womb without significant outside assistance from parents and caretakers. If you left a 3 month old child by themselves in the park, you'd see her become non-viable very quickly. So is the 3 month old less than human too? Viability makes no sense and is a poor argument. I don't feel like Pro really challenged any of my arguments, so I hope they do so in the next round. Once again, the question we must answer is "is a fetus a human life?" I say yes, I'm interested to hear any justifications my opponent can find for saying no. [1] http://www.guttmacher.org...