Actual Baby, not House episode!

Today in class I mentioned a picture that
was on the cover of Time magazine. After some research, I found out that this
picture and incident actually inspired the House episode that I was called
out for being mistaken with today (Thanks Matt). This picture was taken when a 21 week old unborn baby’s hand gripped the surgeons finger from inside his mother’s womb while undergoing a risky
corrective operation for spinal bifida.

I wanted to post this not only to prove Matt wrong, but to also make a point about our discussion today. This picture is very powerful, and I feel that it can be used in the argument discussing when a fetus becomes a person. Although only 5 or 6 months along in the birth process, this baby was able to reach out and grip the doctors hand. I feel that if the baby is capable of doing this at 5 months, then there can be no argument that a baby is not a person until it leaves the womb. Does any one have opinions on this issue?

“The picture above was on the cover of TIME magazine and likely influenced the “House M.D.” episode.” – Picture taken By Renown Photographer, Michael Clancy