i understand how you feel...and I believe we have agreed to disagree...Yes, it "does" become a living human "unless it's removed" (or otherwise caused to fail)...
...but "becoming" a thing is NOT the same as BEING that thing. An acorn (if it does not fail) will become an oak tree...but an acorn IS NOT an oak tree. A blastocyst, an embryo, or a fetus is not a living human...despite the fact that they can become a living human.
That is all I am saying.
A woman can decide to terminate a pregnancy occurring in her own body...and should be able to do so legally...and with the safety that legality helps provide. You and others of your same mind may want to word your remarks the way you are because wording it more accurately weakens your arguments.
YES...I GROK THAT. Why are you so unable to understand that there are those of us who feel differently than you about whether an UNDENIABLE LIVING HUMAN WOMAN who wants to terminate a pregnancy occurring in her own body should be able to do so legally...and with the safety that legality helps provide?
What do you see as demeaning about that word? It is used by intelligent people to denote understanding in depth...often through intuition or empathy. I use it often...and honestly see nothing to be ashamed of about using it.
You are free to use whatever words you like....we'll have to agree to disagree about "intelligent" people using it to "denote understanding in depth"....