A fetus is pretty much just a parasite: An organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense. amirite?
A fetus is NOT A PARASITE.
Because it's the same species as it's mother obviously.
It might have parasite like characteristics, but that does NOT make it a parasite.
a parasite doesnt have to be a different species, according to my definition, the first definition on google. i really don't understand why a fetus is not a parasite.
Logically, the woman's body should be attacking the fetus, but instead, it nourishes it and even sacrifices itself for it. Result of natural selection I suppose.
Except a parasite is an organism that survives like that. A "fetus" is a stage of life, it's not a parasite it's whole life.
Unless it grows up to become some sort of vampire. Then I guess it would be a parasite its whole life
there is nothing in the deifnition of parasite that says the parasite has to be a parasite it's whole life
But calling an organism a parasite is implying it always was, is, and always will be a parasite.
Otherwise, the correct wording would be "is acting like a parasite" or something like that.
but parasites live in an organism of ANOTHER species. not the same one
not according to the definition of parasite
parasite: an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
"An organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense."
http://www.google.com/search?so...mp;amp;bih=650
A fetus is NOT A PARASITE.
Because it's the same species as it's mother obviously.
It might have parasite like characteristics, but that does NOT make it a parasite.
a parasite doesnt have to be a different species, according to my definition, the first definition on google. i really don't understand why a fetus is not a parasite.
http://www.prochoiceactionnetwo...-fallacy.shtml
read the paragraph exactly half way down the page that starts with "ultimately"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/parasite
see how i got my definition from a dictionary..not a pro life website.
it's not a definition that I sent in that link. it's a scholarly article. sheesh.
my apologies D:
Are you seriously trying to support the idea that a fetus is a parasite?
I'm pretty sure even the author of this post meant it as a joke.
No I didn't the fetus is a parasite.
lol, take high school biology.
Totally leaving religion out of it, science says "uhhhm NO"...rather emphatically.
i guess all of us were parasites at one point then O_O
So are kids. And my girlfriend. And my roommates. God I'm such a tool...
As my uncle once said "A fetus is a collection of cells living off your body's nutrients. Like a tumor"
Ladies and gentlemen, the beauties of pregnancy!
Logically, the woman's body should be attacking the fetus, but instead, it nourishes it and even sacrifices itself for it. Result of natural selection I suppose.
Actually, the immune system would kill the fetus
and does, in most miscarried babiesbut the fetus usually disguises itself as part of the uterus wall.True, true. A living organism.
Well this makes my Tokophobia that much worse.
It's funny because I know you just Googled it.
Abortions for all!
Very well, no abortions for anyone.
except you invited it in, its not really harmful/deadly like any other parasite, and eventually it comes out as a human...so no
Tapeworms are parasites that some people invite in
you all can disagree all you want but science says no, children aren't parasites, sorry.
...that's like saying chips are harmful because you can choke on them.
I've choked on chips, but I'll never stop loving them.
Not all parasites are harmful.
Not all parasites are harmful or deadly and there is nothing in the definition of a parasite that says it can't be human.