A Baby's Worth

To many a baby has little worth,
Until the day it comes to birth;
Before that time it has no rights,
It has no day, just endless nights
Unprotected by the law;
But in this view there is a flaw,
For birth is just another stage,
Occurring at nine months of age
From the time it first began,
As evidenced by every scan.
It's human from the very day
When it started on its way
From conception to its death;
Life didn't start at its first breath,
But from the time it was conceived
And in that moment it achieved
The status of a person who
Is still extremely small and new
But is a person, who in time
Will through all life's stages climb.
So if a baby once it's born
Can't be just dismissed with scorn,
Surely it is only just
A child within the womb still must
To treated how all would agree,
Applies to babies they can see.