The scientific viewpoint on the issue.
Many people try to claim that the unborn is just a blob of tissue, nothing more than a tumor.
But it is a scientific and medical fact, based on experimental evidence, that the fetus is a living, growing, thriving human being, directing his or her own development. The unborn baby is never part of the mother's body. By the end of the second week of pregnancy, there is a distinct embryo present. The fetus has a developing brain and a rudimentary heart. By the end of the fourth week of pregnancy, the fetus has a developing nose, and a pancreas.