Quote Originally Posted by Kraco View Post
No, I don't think so, Ani. This is at least trying to be a scientific article, not a typical article in some (popular) political or religious paper, so it wouldn't employ such a roundabout way to express things. It must say directly what it intends to say. That's how scientific articles are supposed to be, and also are when they aren't hoaxes.

A fetus is a parasite whereas a newborn is already an individual organism. There's no getting rid of that essential difference. If you throw ethics and the feelings of the parents into the trash can, there would be unquestionable benefits from murdering newborn under special circumstances, but without ethics, our societies would look quite different all in all.
I think the Chinese already practice these ethics-free methods of population control. They are a very pragmatic people indeed.

I think a fetus could be considered a symbiotic parasite at the least. They have positive effects for their host (which will only be realized once it's born).

Plus, what Buffalobiian said.