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Feinberg concludes that the embryo/fetus does not have the necessary prerequisites for having interests. Therefore, it cannot be said to have rights in the same way as adults. On the other hand, he believes that the fetus can be meaningfully said to have rights contingent upon birth. These contingent rights protect its future interests. (Thus it makes sense to speak of the fetus having a right to an inheritance if it is born alive.)