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The same goes for embryos in a petri dish in an fertility clinic; it is not a pool of people.

Of course it is! Except for identical twins, every one of those embryos has its own unique DNA identity.

THAT is what makes them individuals. It is human DNA, that's what makes them people.

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Re: The same goes for embryos in a petri dish in an fertility clinic; it is not a pool of people.

"every one of those embryos has its own unique DNA identity. THAT is what makes them individuals. It is human DNA, that's what makes them people. "

I'll have to be more careful about where my loose hairs fall. I didn't know they was people. Who's going to take care of them? All my kids! ...and the toe nail clippings too! Oh, the hugh manitee!