@Ghislaine >can’t live at all outside of the womb

If your point is that a foetus is entirely dependent on the mother, the same applies to a day-old baby. Honestly I don’t see that much of a difference between a foetus being dependent on a mother’s umbilical cord and a baby being dependent on a mother’s breast milk or whatever means the mother uses to feed her baby.

>looks like a tadpole

But it is the start of the life cycle of a human and will in fact grow into a human if given enough time and proper nutrition and upbringing. Is it a fully developed human with fully developed abilities, no but so is a day-old baby or a child.