 as opposed to the more neutral fetus. OBGYN Dr. Candace Liu. When speaking about abortion, we must use language that is medically appropriate, clinically accurate, and without bias. House Speaker Ben Thoma among Republicans okay in the contentious language Monday. If we were to use the word fetus, to me that's partial, versus to the other side, it's partial the other way. The initiative, if passed, would make abortion legal in the state constitution.