Mortal dangers of an arbitrary right to life

IN her letter (Irish Examiner, August 31), Evelyn Cleary takes exception to life in the womb being classified as a “child” from the moment of conception, and perhaps technically she is correct.

It might also be technically incorrect to interchange words like ‘child,’ ‘youth,’ ‘adolescent,’ etc.

But if we can afford individuals an equal right to life during all periods of development after birth, why should pro-lifers not advocate an equal right to life for the same distinct entity which in all cases begins life at conception but differs in levels of development?