Steinbock maintains that an early fetus

a. has no life of any sort.
b. has potential life, rather than genuine life.
c. has a life that is fully the equal of an adult human life, but still lacks rights under our
social contract.
d. may or may not have a full sensory life: scientific studies have been unable to resolve
this issue.
e. has a biological life, but not a life of its own.


e

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