to answer john's initial question, i would end the exsistance of the ghost. id do that simply because the ghost has already lived it's life and cannot continue to reproduce or help society in any way. however, the fetus can grow, help the world mayb, and reproduce.
to add to the above comments, i do believe that human life begins at conception. i could say a lot on that, but basically because it's a living, growing organism even as a cell.
i would agree to choose the fetus as the one to recieve life because i agree with the reason that the ghost has already lived and, for lack of a better phrase, "had it's chance". i haven't made up my mind yet about when i think life begins. i think that there are a couple of different forms of "murder" that folks in power support but regardless of what you call it, i don't think it's a government issue. anyway, i lean more towards the fetus for this particular situation. technically, the ghost has already lived in terms of what i view "living" to mean.
unfortunitely ima have to agree with change please on the "souls" part. I dont believe in them therefore i believe to chose in the life of a fetus which, i add, has nothing to do with the **** issue (so dont make it out as some sort of "oh, u's choose a fetus" thing). I also think that life begins at birth. :grin:
oh, and i just realized that it was hypothetical. But still i would choose the ghost because i'd rather keep existed a person wit a mind then one without. because the fetus dont know whats going on but a ghost is aware and has "lived". I would always vote for the life instead of the hypothetical