But the fetus dosen't have "its discrete body, its self contained metabolic."

but the fetus (and at earlier stages) is not an individual organism — it is a part of the woman's body and totally dependent on it for food, O2, waste removal, warmth, etc. t also puts out hormones that at least try to regulate the woman's body. How do you think pregnancy tests work? They identify hormones produced by…

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