Thread: Political Discussion: My Thoughts on being Pro-Life

Originally Posted by Hilary

Science is less tricky than you think. As I quoted above, 96% of biologists agree when human life starts, at conception. Why is not tricky? I argue this:

A. We know an embryo and a fetus are alive. They meet the criterion for life.

B. We know an embryo and a fetus are not a "part" of the mother, but rather, they have their own distinct DNA, and their own body.

C. We know that offspring cannot be of any other species than that of which their parents belong.

Just wanted to share this part being faulty in regards to having "humans".
For A it is entirely correct.
For B though, not being part of the creature you are attached to, and having different DNA from the host while also having human DNA is NOT a criterion to being a human oneself. Not only a fetus, but also cancer cells can live off the host, have their own distinct (human) DNA and if given food outside of the host, live by itself outside of it, obviously it is also alive. SO while it is a true statement, this statement alone does not give humanity to something within a host.
For C it is also not entirely correct, while in most cases offsprings always pertain to their original host; an offspring can mutate on the womb and be born with enough changes as to be of a different species. Read, Tiger and Lion. Read, Donkey and Horse. Read, plant reproductive mannerism.

So some of those are not correct and some don't follow a logical conclusion for the desired path unless you want cancer cells to be considered human and given a right to stay alive.

Oh and before I forget, no. Biologist don't agree life starts at conception, we agree it starts before conception because it is already living organisms that are not multi-celled. If you are talking about human life, biology does not agree it starts as conception, as that would partain to at what point the embryo/fetus is able to stay alive outside of the host/egg. But socially we also take into account at which point the creature is capable of receiving external stimuli from the world, and comprehend it for animals.