Fetal Rights

"Historically, under both English common law and U.S. law, the fetus has not been recognized as a person with full rights. Instead, legal rights have centered on the mother, with the fetus treated as a part of her. Nevertheless, U.S. law has in certain instances granted the fetus limited rights, particularly as medical science has made it increasingly possible to directly view, monitor, diagnose, and treat the fetus as a patient." (link)

The issue of fetal rights is not easy to determine and essentially involves unsettled law in many cases. Regarding the question of abortion, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which adjusted some of the features of Roe v. Wade, seemed to me to be a reasonable decision. An important issue left undecided in both of these cases is the question of personhood. Good luck with agreeing on that.