 The majority of the Supreme Court replied the Crown pursued the issue with its own belief that if a fetus is not a component of its mother's body, it must be a person.The majority opinion, written by Chief Justice Antonio Lamer, addressed the definition of a person under the Criminal Code.While the Criminal Code indicated a fetus is not a "human being," REAL Women replied that it is still a person, if personhood is taken to be a wider category than human beings.