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  2. Beginning of human personhood - Wikipedia

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    Fertilization is the fusing of the gametes; a sperm cell and an ovum (egg cell) fuse to form a single-cell zygote.This is the beginning of the diploid phase of the human life cycle after two genetically unique haploid cells created via meiosis and chromosomal translocation combine their DNA and begin to develop into a multi-cellular organism.

  3. Column: When does a person become a person? Burdon of proof ...

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    God has revealed to us in His Word that human life begins at conception. David speaks extensively about this in Psalm 139: We were fearfully and wonderfully made. We were knit together in our ...

  4. New Abortion Laws, Biology Don't Agree On When Life Starts

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    A key point in debates about abortion restrictions is this question over when, legally-speaking, life begins. Many prominent anti-abortion voices have asserted life begins at conception, and ...

  5. Beginning of pregnancy controversy - Wikipedia

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    The viewpoint that pregnancy, or at least morally significant human life, begins at the exact moment that sperm and egg interact is highly controversial, although it is commonly held by groups such as the Roman Catholic Church and many traditionally religious individuals, and other alternate viewpoints are put forth.

  6. Ensoulment - Wikipedia

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    Aristotelian Soul. Among Greek scholars, Hippocrates (c.460 – c.370 BC) believed that the embryo was the product of male semen and a female factor. But Aristotle (384 – 322 BC) held that only male semen gave rise to an embryo, while the female only provided a place for the embryo to develop, [4] (a concept he acquired from the preformationist Pythagoras).

  7. Defining when human life begins is not a question ... - AOL

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    Science can observe these various phases of fetal development but cannot determine when human life begins. UrsaHoogle/E+ via Getty ImagesNow that the U.S. Supreme Court has given states final say ...

  8. Personhood - Wikipedia

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    The life of each human being begins at conception ... Effective January 1, 1988, the laws of this state shall be interpreted and construed to acknowledge on behalf of the unborn child at every stage of development, all the rights, privileges, and immunities available to other persons, citizens, and residents of this state, unborn children have ...

  9. Pre-existence - Wikipedia

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    Pre-existence, preexistence, beforelife, or premortal existence, is the belief that each individual human soul existed before mortal conception, and at some point before birth enters or is placed into the body.