>> some sort of viability assumption
I agree with your thought process, but..
I think it's more complicated than that. Human babies are altricial - meaning that they cannot survive on their own without the support of another human.
See:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precociality_and_altriciality
So the unborn rely on the mother for support up to birth AND after birth.
If one uses the argument of lack of viability (on its own) for termination within the womb, then you can also make a case for babies to be killed - or any disabled person for that matter.
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