I think Back watched this video and took it seriously:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNgwsT295G8&app=desktop
Also here is some food for thought. Almost every single native bird in the US is protected by federal law. This means you cannot kill the bird for any reason unless you get special permission. This extends to their eggs too. Shit you can't even gracefully move a nest filled with eggs unless you want to get into some legal trouble.
This means a bird egg has more legal protections than babies (or clump of cells if you need to make yourself feel better) in many states in the US.