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Very well. 


You may or may not have a case, IMO, for the 5 month old fetus, of which you could persuade me.


As for the newly fertilized egg, the tiny zygote, it is definitely life, I can agree with that, but no further.  It has not yet become human, IMO, until it has some vague semblance of what might be labeled human consciousness. 


I have heard some biologisrts raise some interesting questions as to what exactly the definition of 'human',  in the case of a embryo, might be.  There are many gradations possible.  Even more so, now that the possibility of genetically blended species has arisen through genetic engineering.  One woman actually proposed implanting a genetic blend of chimp and human in her own body.


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