1.   But abortion-rights advocates say a bill recognizing the fetus as an independent victim of a crime confers rights that should only be bestowed on a person.

2.   But they said they did not want to recognize the fetus as a separate person, a crime victim with rights distinct from those of the pregnant woman.

3.   She argued that according to the Texas penal code, a fetus is not recognized as a person and therefore cannot be the victim of a crime.

4.   We recognize the fetus as a fellow South Carolinian.