Quote Originally Posted by JaneV2.0 View Post
Maybe I'm just particularly obtuse, but I don't get what the typical (early first trimester) abortee "loses." This is a collection of barely-differentiated cells with no apparent consciousness whatsoever, let alone consciousness of loss. If you believe in an eternal soul, it persists regardless. The loss, if any, is experienced by observers.
Really? It, the cell mass, loses the life it has, and it does have life. Whether it is A Human Life or is only Some Human Life (as in something that is of humans) can be argued. I'm surprised that you don't recognize this as life, low level, and parasitic though it is. But this just goes to zoebird's point that there are many ways to view the developing fetus.