II.   Life

Abortion is the term used to define the termination of pregnancy and the life of an embryo or fetus through its removal or expulsion from the uterus.

There are three forms of abortion (3) being induced, spontaneous or still-birth:

(i) Induced Abortion, also known as a Termination of Pregnancy is the deliberate medical or surgical termination of a pregnancy and the life of an embryo or fetus; and

(ii) Spontaneous Abortion, also known as miscarriage is the unintentional expulsion of an embryo or fetus before the final third period (trimester) of pregnancy; and

(iii) Still Born (Abortion) is the unintentional premature or full term birth of a deceased fetus in the final third period (trimester) of pregnancy.

While a zygote in a mothers womb is likely to follow the same placental path and evolve into different life forms and finally the life form of an evolving Homo Sapien, it is scientifically, legally and morally incorrect to claim a zygote is a representation of the species of Homo Sapien or unborn man or woman when it clearly is not yet.

While a fetus of a child is not yet born until birth, there is no question that scientifically, legally and morally from day 55 to 60 onwards that the lifeform within a mothers womb is Homo Sapien, therefore any death of the fetus from day 55 to 60 onwards is the death of a Homo Sapien--an unborn man or woman; and

Any law that seeks to arbitrarily mandate that life of a Homo Sapien begins from day 1 of conception, or conversely does not recognize the indisputable fact that from day 55 to 60 onwards, the fetus is clearly an unborn man or woman is automatically rendered null and void from the beginning and contrary to natural law.

In recognition of the evolutionary stages of human development, an unborn human child is afforded increasing rights the further its development progresses towards representing a complete unborn human child in all function, appearance and potential:

(i) 1st stage - the rights of an unborn life form (day one (1) to day sixty (60)); and

(ii) 2nd stage - the rights of an unborn Living Child form (day sixty (60) to day one hundred (100)); and

(iii) 3rd stage - the rights of an unborn human child (day one hundred (100) to birth)

Upon reaching stage 3, an unborn child is granted the full status rights of a living human child, but as yet unborn. Any action directly contributing to the death of the child, either by gross negligence or deliberate act constitutes a criminal action which affords the full consequences as if the child was already born.

It is a fundamental right of all pregnant women to choose to terminate a pregnancy under stage 1 (day 1 to day 60) if one or more of the following conditions are met:

(i) The mother is under the age of 18, unmarried and not financially in a position to take care of a child; or

(ii) The mother is over 18, single and in poor health; or

(iii) The mother is over 18 and not financially capable of raising a child; or

(iv) The pregnancy is as a result of a sexual assault.

The choice to terminate a pregnancy at stage 2 (day 60 to day 100) must only be granted if one or more of the following conditions are met:

(i) The mother is under the age of 18, unmarried, not financially in a position to take care of a child and diagnosed with severe mental depression; or

(ii) The mother is over 18, single and in very poor health, with the likely continuation of the pregnancy severely jeopardizing their health.

(iii) The foetus is identified as possessing one or more congenital defects likely to cause severe disability, infant death or even later term miscarriage.