Feticide laws are not in place in all US states and the very fact they exist strenghten the idea that fetuses are not human beings in the eyes of the law. If they are, there is no need to write specific laws on the legal position of fetuses. Likewise, there are specific laws to protect animals because the rights granted to humans are not automatically in place for them.
Same could be said for Australian Aboriginals, who were classed as part of the flora and fauna up until the 1960s...the fact that there was a need to write specific laws on their legal position does not strengthen the case that Aboriginals aren't human. Law stems from culture, it's not objective truth.
The consequence of which is that the woman's body becomes in service of the fetus, removing her autonomy to make decisions. Women are not baby-making-machines.
Except from a biological standpoint they are, else the human race wouldn't number 7 billion. And yes, I think it's a moral obligation (that should come naturally anyway) for the woman to be in service of the fetus whilst pregnant.
I think it's very socially damaging to move away from the role of women primarily as mothers (same goes for men as fathers). I don't think it's a good thing that abortion rates are sky high. I don't think it's a good thing that single parent families now make up more than 1 in 4 UK households and growing. This is *not* what human evolution intended given it takes 18-21 years to raise a human to adulthood, so it's no wonder Western societies are rapidly socially decaying. Easy access to abortion has played a big part in that but it's far from the only cause. I think the West needs to grow out of the religion of 'selfism' that's taken over and re-discover duty and responsibility. It'd do wonders for crime rates, educational attainment, living standards and so on.