Embryos and Fetuses
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If you believe that the embryo is not a person but the older fetus is, you must explain why. There are various physical differences between embryos and fetuses. An older fetus looks more like a baby, it has a central nervous system, it can move its limbs, etc. Why should any of these things make a difference? Or is there something else that matters?

Suppose that in the last months of gestation the fetus looked very different from a baby (and took the form of an infant only after birth). Would that make a difference? Why should any physical features by themselves make the older fetus a person?

Are there similarities between a late term fetus and an infant that are morally significant? Can they provide a key?

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