CarsomyrPlusSix
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Be that as it may we have the Declaration of Independence which says all men are created equal, and we have the fact that embryology and cell theory and microscopy were not sufficient or entirely non-existent at the time of the Revolutionary War to know the scientific fact that life begins prior to "quickening."The founding father's believed they were human beings forming, from the get go. But they did not believe the fetus had life, in the sense of personhood under the law where government had jurisdiction under the law, until quickening....until the baby stirred or kicked inside the mother, which is around 20 weeks gestation....before such, the mother to be alone, ruled alone.
We now know that "quickening" isn't even a confirmation of pregnancy let alone the start of life, given other conditions that can mimic this feeling.