In addition, opponents to abortion have attempted to have Roe v. Wade overturned. They believe that women should be punished as any other human being would for the killing of another human being. Pro-life argue that a fetus is a human being and therefore abortion should be considered as a punishable crime (Should Abortion Be Legal?). First, a fetus is defined as a developing creature at a certain point after conception to birth and this include the element of viability, that is, able to survive independently outside of the womb. In addition, the U.S. Code § 8 amends the legal definition of a human being as someone who is born alive at any stage of development (Person). A fetus cannot be regarded as a separate entity because it cannot exist