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| The process of FERTILIZATION where the human male sperm and the human female oocyte unites. |
When does LIFE begins?
There is a big consensus in the scientific community about when LIFE starts. This topic is controversial. There are different claims about this matter. How do scientists identify living things from non-living things?
Elementary and Secondary Books give us the answer to identify living from non-living.
There are five characteristics of LIVING ORGANISMS, these are:
1. Living things are highly organized.
2. All living things have an ability to acquire materials and energy (obtain and use energy).
3. All living things respond to their environment (respond to stimulus).
4. All living things exhibit adaptation (ability to adapt to their environment).
5.All living things have an ability to reproduce.
These five criteria are found in almost all textbooks both in Elementary and Secondary. I remember my teacher in Biology talking about these five characteristics of living organisms when I was in High School.
According to this definition of living organisms, it tells us that LIFE starts at FERTILIZATION (when the sperm of the male unites with the egg of the female). At this moment the NEW LIVING organism, is highly organized, has the ability to obtain and use materials and energy, respond to his or her environment, has the ability to adapt to his or her environment, and has the ability to reproduce (the cells divide , then divide again etc). Non-living things do not exhibit these characteristics. At this point of time a new, distinct and unique life has begun inside the womb.
The new, distinct and unique life inside the womb is unquestionably HUMAN. Let us take a look on Wikipedia on how it defines the word “HUMAN”. Humans (known taxonomically as Homo sapiens,[3][4] Latin for "wise man" or "knowing man")[5] are the only living species in the Homo genus. (Wikipedia). This definition means that a HUMAN being is a member of the Homo sapiens species.
Furthermore, Humans are product of CONCEPTION when the male sperm unites with a female egg (oocyte). When HUMANS procreate they do not make non-living things such as tables, stones, and marbles they do not make non-humans such as cat, dog, cow, worm, and bacteria what they make is a HUMAN being like themselves. There are lots of evidences that LIFE inside the womb is really a HUMAN BEING with unique characteristics contrary to the claim of the abortionists that human being inside the womb isn’t human at all but a mere “tissue” .
Genetically and Biologically the LIFE inside the WOMB is a HUMAN BEING.
As the BABY grows inside the WOMB of his or her mother the BABY sucks thumb, metabolizing nutrition, excreting wastes, and doing lots of things that set him or her apart from NON-LIVING THINGS.
As early as 21 days after CONCEPTION a baby’s heart can be heard different from his or her mother’s heart beat. At 40 days after CONCEPTION or FERTILIZATION brain waves can be detected through Electroencephalogram or EEG (Dr. H. Hamlin, Life or Death by EEG, JAMA, Oct.12, 1964, p.113.) EEG is a technique used for studying electrical current within the brain. Science and the advancing technology helps us know that LIFE begins inside the WOMB at CONCEPTION.
According to one of the best doctor here in the Philippines the President of the Philippine Medical Association:
"Life begins at fertilization, anything that prevents the fertilized ovum to be implanted in the uterus may be considered as abortive and therefore, if prescribed, may violate our solemn oath as physicians to save and protect human life particularly the unborn." -Dr. Oscar Tinio – PMA President
(Source: Doctors warn DOH on contraceptives abs-cbnNEWS.com Posted at 12/11/2010 6:05 PM | Updated as of 12/12/2010 12:22 AM)
Even a doctor admitted that HUMAN LIFE starts at FERTILIZATION.
If the Medical Community accepts and promotes this DEFINITION of HUMAN LIFE, they will condemn every “ABORTION”, after the time when the average woman discovers that she is pregnant. They will not only condemn “ABORTION” but also the use of CONTRACEPTIVES that serve as “ABORTIFACIENTS” which causes “MICRO – ABORTION”. Every abortion, aborts an innocent human life.
[Sources:]
Doctors warn DOH on contraceptives abs-cbnNEWS.com Posted at 12/11/2010 6:05 PM | Updated as of 12/12/2010 12:22 AM
Dr. H. Hamlin, Life or Death by EEG, JAMA, Oct.12, 1964, p.113
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