What is the difference between a 6 month prematurely born baby, and a 9 month baby in the womb? ?

Question

Is being outside the mother the criteria for when it is a valid human life?

Answer 1

Being able to survive independently.

Answer 2

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Please tell me, what baby can survive outside the womb "independently"?

Answer 3

All other things being equal, the difference is the level of development.  A six month premature baby is not fully developed.  If it survives it will require massive medical intervention and will have a high probability of permanent damage.  A nine month, full term baby will require no medical intervention to survive.  

Answer 4

Since life begins at conception and both these babies are viable human beings, I see no difference.

No, there is no criteria to be a viable human life.

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Answer 5

THEY ARE BOTH VIABLE HUMAN BEINGS.