Alive and Kicking

A couple days ago, I wrote a post about abortion, asking why there is not more concern among libertarians about the natural rights of babies in the womb? Here is a BBC article about a young woman who survived being aborted that highlights this concern:

A saline solution was injected into Gianna's mother's womb, which doctors thought would kill the foetus within hours.

This time, most unusually, the procedure failed and Gianna was born alive, thanks in part to a shocked nurse.

She was so taken aback by Gianna's live delivery that she summoned an ambulance to whisk her from the abortion clinic to the hospital.

In an ironic twist of fate the abortionist had to sign her birth certificate.

I actually heard Gianna speak years ago while I was living in Alabama and her story is a truly touching and tragic one. (She has cerebral palsy as a result of the attempted abortion.) This is an issue I wish more libertarians would consider seriously.

At what point did Gianna have natural rights?

(HT Zoe Sandvig)