Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
First you have a zygote, which is simply a fertilized egg.
Then you have some other thing which I forget the name of because I don't have my high school biology textbook handy, which is a zygote which has divided into multiple cells but has not yet implated itself in the uterine wall.
Once whatever that multi-celled cluster thing implants itself in the uterine wall you have an embryo.
After the eighth week of pregnancy, the developing organism is hereafter referred to as a fetus.
On a side note:
I'm plantation under normal circumstances happens typically within the first 24 hours of being fertilized. AKA, it goes from zygote to embryo very quickly.
Anyways, it seems that charging the clinic with essentially a murder charge seems excessive. However, from the perspective of the parents whose fertilized egg's were lost, this is absolutely devastating, as their potential baby is gone forever. For people undergoing these procedures, that means that they will have to redo the procedure, which carries many risks for the woman; for her personal health, and her ability to bare children.
Another words, it's like telling a heart surgury patient, "oops, we screwed up the first bypass. We're gonna have to do it again."