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The Facts of When Human Life Begins—Interview With Dr. Maureen Condic (Excellent Reference)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2177159/posts
Re the above:
“Q: You define the moment of conception as the second it takes for the sperm and egg to fuse and form a zygote. What were the scientific principles you used to arrive at this conclusion?
Condic: The central question of “when does human life begin” can be stated in a somewhat different way: When do sperm and egg cease to be, and what kind of thing takes their place once they cease to be?”
The claim that a human embryo is not yet a life is flat out wrong.
Scientists all agree that single celled organisms, such as bacteria, are alive. Once fertilization is complete a single human cell is also alive. It fits all of the universally agreed on parameters to be classified as a life. These 7 processes are universally agreed on and are taught in every basic biology course. Let’s review them to show how an embryo and even a fertilized egg must be alive:
respiration = yes
nutrition = yes
excretion = yes
growth = yes
sensitivity = yes
movement = yes
reproduction = not yet
-However, the process of reproduction is not a required process for an individual to be alive, it is only required for continuation of the species. I am sure that not even a liberal would deny that a child is alive just because he/she has not yet matured to reproductive age.
Therefore, both embryos and fertilized eggs are alive because they fit the universally accepted scientific definition for life.
For all of you liberals out there, how can you deny that non-religious and scientific explanation?