Ping
Scientists are certain of HOW life began millions of years ago but even with repeatable data in front of them many scientists are unwilling to weigh in on WHEN life begins.
Not really, only in the way IVF is carried out in countries where abortion is commonplace. In Italy, IVF is carried out by fertilizing and implanting one egg, and repeating as necessary.
I belie3ve that life begins at conception. Before that instant, that individual did not exist; afterwards, throughout their lifetime and beyond, that individual retains that unique identity in every cell of their body. Identical twins are a special case - unique in their own right, but also unique in their special bond with another individual who shares the beginning of of life in every respect.
But that beginning is, for almost all of us, the most dangerous time of our lives. You and I survived that short, perilous journey from conception to implantation and beyond, but in fact, few do. As a single, helpless, unprotected cell, without knowledge or power to affect the process, we floated, without volition, to our appointed place in our mother’s womb.
We were then, as we are now and always, sustained, nourished, and shaped by our environment. As adults we exercise greater choice and control over our interactions with that environment. We can use technology to create artificial micro-environments in hostile places to allow short sojourns outside of our comfort zones.
But the distinctions between the tenderness and vulnerability of a strong, fit adult, an infirm, dependent adult, a young child, an infant, or a fetus is only a metter of degree. EVERY ONE is equally human.
I wonder if we’ll see “personhood at the age of viability” petitions.
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Why the smart money is on Duncan Hunter
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926032/posts
Personhood ping....
Ping! This is what Duncan Hunter is trying to do nationwide.
Opening a new front in their assault on abortion, activists in half a dozen states are preparing ballot referendums that would grant "personhood" and constitutional rights to embryos from the moment of conception.
The drive is under way in Colorado, where activists have begun gathering signatures for an initiative
The heart of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Reagan pro-life platform being expressed in action. Hallelujah!