A fetus IS living based on the definition of the word 'living' and the words within

Thankyou Torvald for your acceptance of this debate. Hello again ladies and gentleman, I stand in affirmation of the above resolution "A fetus IS living based on the definition of the word 'living' and the words within" The definition below will be the definition used by both sides in this debate: Living- the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaption to environment through changes originating internally. Manifested- Display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate: "manifest signs of depression". This means that a fetus MUST show signs of growth in order to be considered a living thing. Now lets take a look and examine the criteria that makes a fetus a living thing based on the definition. 1. Metabolism- the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. This means that in order for something to be living, it must produce, maintain, and destroy its material substances. Production- From the beginning as an embryo, the few cells within it divide continuously in order to form the early stages of a fetus. These Embryonic stem cells or ES cells continue to divide and separate to make up tissues that will then make up the systems of the human body. Maintain- Once these cells have continuously divided they will begin to maintain the fetus that they have created. Homeostasis will begin to take place as the fetus begins to develop in the womb of its mother. Homeostasis is the constant regulation in an internal environment. Just as our bodies so as we develop over our lifetime. From the beginning our bodies must stay in a state of Homeostasis in order for our bodies to survive. Destroy- Cells that our bodies produce get old just as we do as human beings. Everyday for the thousand cells that die, our bodies replace them with new cells. A fetus's stem cells work and then they die, being replaced with new younger stem cells. The fetus also brings in nutrients and breaks it down or destroys it for energy and nutrients for needed development and growth over its nine month developmental period. 2. Reproduction- The fetus is nowhere near the reproductive maturity it must achieve in order to reproduce. But a fetus is still living because it must sexually mature just as every other mammal on the earth must mature in order to reproduce. The fetus may not produce on the level of another human being but they reproduce internally. Each and every cell that is produced contains the DNA that make up that fetus throughout its life. Reproduction is the biological process where new offspring are produced from parents. When a parent cell begins to divide off it comes a second cell or offspring through asexual reproduction, the ability of reproduction without a partner. The fetus has already produced thousands and thousands of genetic copies through the reproduction of cells. Adaption- At the end of the developmental cycle of the nine months a fetus is in the womb, the fetus must learn to adapt to life outside of the mothers womb. They begin to breath on their own, metabolise energy on their own and regulate their own temperature. Just like every other mammal, the human fetus has the potential to adapt to the outside environment when outside of the mothers womb, and will do so in order to survive. I ask that you vote PRO based on the argument that I have set forth because a fetus is in fact living because it fits the set definition for a living being. Thankyou for your time reading, voting and to my opponent for debating.