[trisham]

"Modern anthropologies that attribute to the embryo the status of a human person only from the moment when there is self-awareness -- at the end of the pregnancy -- or even when there is a manifestation of rational consciousness -- which occurs long after birth -- are characterized by a profound dualism not able to explain the human being as a substantial unity" of body and mind or spirit, the bishop said.

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I'm glad to see this open discussion and teaching.

[Frank Sheed]

The Womb, a 2-hour film by National Geographic of the full developmental process of a child in both 3-D and 4-D sonography, leaves no doubt. It is an amazing achievement and speaks volumes for our beliefs. And yes, they do say "human life" from the moment of conception. This is what embryology texts have always taught.

F