response 49 of 526:

Feb 16 15:33 UTC 2006

re #46- I would actually be much more comfortable with describing life
as starting after a successful implantation. The odds of a pregnancy
continuing after implantation in the unterine lining is MUCH greater
than simply an egg being fertilized.

response 51 of 526:

Feb 16 15:54 UTC 2006

Does the mother need to be aware of a pregnancy for life to have occured?

response 53 of 526:

Feb 16 16:03 UTC 2006

:)

response 55 of 526:

Feb 16 17:20 UTC 2006

i'll bet your uterus is dry, nutcase.

response 57 of 526:

Feb 16 17:51 UTC 2006

heh hehe huhuh...you said "sex-ed"  hehheh 

response 59 of 526:

Feb 16 18:00 UTC 2006

re #58
I think it has more to do with low esteemed guys that only see a slut in a
woman that has had sex outside of marriage.  The idea of people not living
inside their June Cleaver social norms scares them.  Why, I have no idea since
they're not getting any of that fine tail no matter what. Know wut I'm sayin
yo?

response 61 of 526:

Feb 16 18:10 UTC 2006

Re 59: There is another part to it. Namely, the thought of destroying
another's life in order to make your life easier. Now, I'm not saying
you're wrong, but I think people are anti-choice for a lot of different
reasons.

response 63 of 526:

Feb 16 18:18 UTC 2006

When you can convince me that life begins before the first breath of air
outside the womb then maybe I'll see your point.  Right now, I'm leaning on
the simple biblical references of truth like Christ would have done (cuz he
was a Jew)

"..formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life; and man became a living soul."
Genesis 2:7

You don't get a birth certificate til mommy squeezes you out of there, m'kay?
You get a death certificate if you die anytime after you've lived.  If you
get scrambled like an egg prior to coming out of there thanks to mommy pushing
and ripping herself open to give you life then so be it cuz you weren't meant
to happen.  Its that simple.  I don't name babies before they come out of
there nor should anyone else, imo.

response 65 of 526:

Feb 16 18:42 UTC 2006

Here is a pretty good article on the subject:
                       http://www.devbio.com/article.php?id=162

After reading this, I like both the embryological view and neurological
view on when life begins.

Embryological View:
"[T]he embryological view states that human life originates not at
fertilization but rather at gastrulation. Human embryos are capable of
splitting into identical twins as late as 12 days after fertilization
resulting in the development of separate individuals with unique
personalities[...] Therefore, properties governing individuality are not
set until after gastrulation."

Neurological View:
"Contemporary American (and Japanese) society defines death as the loss
of the pattern produced by a cerebral electroencephalogram (EEG). If
life and death are based upon the same standard of measurement, then the
beginning of human life should be recognized as the time when a fetus
acquires a recognizable EEG pattern. This acquisition occurs
approximately 24- 27 weeks after the conception of the fetus and is the
basis for the neurological view of the beginning of human life."

response 67 of 526:

Feb 16 19:00 UTC 2006

Slightly left, happyboy, get that sand out of your vagina yet?

response 69 of 526:

Feb 16 19:34 UTC 2006

Human Life begins when you hear the baby cry and you cut the cord.
Everything prior to that is wishful thinking.

response 71 of 526:

Feb 16 19:38 UTC 2006

"Wishful thinking" backed up by scientific evidence?