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SamKnause

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5. A zygote is not a human. It has human DNA. It is cellular life.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 05:11 PM

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An embryo is not a human. It has human DNA. It is cellular life.

An acorn is not an oak tree.

A tomato seed is not a tomato.

When a fetus becomes sentient (that usually occurs between 24 or 30 weeks) then it is a human.

Until then it is cellular life with human DNA.

Politicians should not be making these decisions.

The public should not be making these decisions.

Religious beliefs should not be in the discussion.

Qualified doctors should be making these decisions.

The women and the doctors should have the final say.

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