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Originally Posted by hannukah harry
actually, the pro-life argument does claim the embryo, not just the fetus. the pro-life movement claims that life begins at conception.
so why not take it one step back? (i realize that's just being super extreme and unrealistic, but at the same time, why not?)
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Because sperm and the egg are not genetically individuals. After conception, however, what is created is a genetically unique individual.
It's fine to be of the belief that that genetically unique being is not a human life, but there's really no scientific basis to draw a similarity between the nature of sperm and the nature of a newly conceived life.