Q for ‘Pro-Lifers’: How many kids have you ADOPTED from

[Nikia]

51. I and many Americans think of a fetus as gradually developing personhood

That ends at full personhood at birth. The unfertilized egg has a value of "0" meaning that it is not a person at all. Some people consider the fertilized egg as having some value greater than 0 where as others don't. Many abortion laws and proposed abortion laws equate the fetus as less than a full person at least early on. Some laws consider a third semester fetus as closer to a full person than younger fetuses. Other proposed laws would permit abortion only for a good reason like if they were raped suggesting that the fetus is seen more than a 0 but less than a full person. I think that most Americans believe this and it makes sense intuitively and scientifically. Americans may have differing opinions about how close to a person a fetus is at each stage, but for most it increases as the fetus gets closer to being born and is usually less than a full person.
In a medical setting, it is usually considered negligent to let a woman die if the fetus is causing her declining condition. This is especially true when the fetus cannot be saved. When a woman's health is declining at the end of the 2nd trimester or beginning of the 3rd, doctor's may try to determine if they can wait a little longer before removing the fetus/baby in order to save its life. Sometimes they can wait a few weeks in a medical setting which will ensure a good outcome for both. Other times, waiting means that they will both die and that not removing the fetus is negligence. I am sure that most women in these situations would prefer that there would be some way that their fetus could survive outside the womb. Even if the 20-24 week fetus was considered a person though, I don't know if removing it would exactly considered murdered if not removing it would result in the mother's death. It is more like removing life support from someone who is terminal.