people who are anti-abortion say that all humans, including the unborn, have a right to live. they say that having a human genome is enough for a developing organism to be called a living human being. others say that an organism should be identified as a living human once a heartbeat has been detected. pro-lifers say that abortion should be illegal. many pro-lifers say pregnant women who do not want to raise a child should look for alternatives to abortion, such as adoption.