The view that the fetus becomes a person at quickening is problematic because
A) the phenomenon of quickening is an illusion.
B) quickening is largely a function of modern medical know-how.
C) quickening signals a quantum jump in the sentience of the fetus.
D) quickening signifies nothing that can be plausibly linked to personhood.

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Quickening, which refers to the first movements of the fetus felt by the pregnant woman, does not have a direct, scientifically verifiable link to the development of qualities that define personhood, such as consciousness or moral agency.

The View That the Fetus Becomes a Person at Quickening