Commentary for Yevamot 155:15

אמר ליה אביי אלא הא דאמר ר' יוחנן הפריש חטאת מעוברת וילדה רצה מתכפר בה רצה מתכפר בולדה

of its mother, since this case would be similar to that of one who set aside as a security two sin-offerings,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In case one should be lost, the other would take its place. ');">⁴⁹</span> in respect of which R. Oshaia had stated that a man who set aside two sin-offerings as a security<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In case one should be lost, the other would take its place. ');">⁴⁹</span> is to be atoned for with either of them, while the other goes to the pasture.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Until it contracts a blemish, when it is redeemed. As the young and its mother spoken of in R. Johanan's statement are regarded as separate beasts, they also would be subject to the same law, and atonement may be made by either. ');">⁵⁰</span> If you maintain, however, that an embryo is a part<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'thigh'. ');">⁵¹</span>

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