Ana Campagnolo debates with journalist Maria Carolina about abortion: "It's not a life, it's a living being"
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Maria Carolina argues that there's no consensus on when life begins, so individuals should decide if what they're carrying is a life and if they want it to continue. Campagnolo agrees that no human life should be unjustly killed but questions Maria Carolina's definition of a fetus.
Maria Carolina asserts that a fetus is a living being but not a human life. Campagnolo challenges this, asking what species a fetus belongs to, if not human, and points out the contradiction in calling something a living being while denying it is a life.
Campagnolo presses Maria Carolina to clarify the species of a fetus, drawing parallels to whether an embryo is considered a human being. Maria Carolina maintains that a fetus is a living being but not a human life, prompting Campagnolo to question if this means adults can decide which lives are worth living, and if this implies a fetus magically becomes human at birth.
Campagnolo concludes by firmly stating that a fetus is merely a stage in human development, emphasizing the inherent human nature of the fetus, despite the differing views on its classification as a 'life'.