Pro-Life Source #6 – Article

“Human embryos and fetuses are living members of the species Homo sapiens at the embryonic and fetal stages of their lives. They are distinct organisms with human DNA who are growing and directing their own development toward maturity. This is not in dispute.”6 6Stark, P., When does life begin? It’s pretty simple, Minnesota Citizens Concerned…

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Pro-Life Source #5 – Article

“When it comes to the question of when human life begins, the science is crystal clear: human life begins at conception or fertilization.”5 5Ertelt, S., Scientific Fact: Human Life Begins at Conception, or Fertilization, LifeNews.com, Nov. 18, 2013, https://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/18/undisputed-scientific-fact-human-life-begins-at-conce ption-or-fertilization.

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Pro-Life Source #4 – Article

“Some of the world’s most prominent scientists and physicians testified to a U.S. Senate committee that human life begins at conception”4 4Alcorn, R., Scientists Attest to Life Beginning at Conception, EPM, Mar. 8, 2010, https://www.epm.org/resources/2010/Mar/8/scientists-attest-life-beginning-conception.

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Pro-Life Source #3 – Article

“The scientific community continues to prove that human life begins at conception (fertilization).”3 3Faulkner, L., Science confirms that human life begins at fertilization, Live Action, Mar. 1, 2017, https://www.liveaction.org/news/science-confirms-that-human-life-begins-at-fertilization.

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Pro-Choice Source #22 – Video

“I think that it is a baby and I tell our… I use it with the patients”22 22BBC Interview of Dr. LeRoy Carhart, at 0:45, YouTube, Aug. 14, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Sx2nhx98mfs

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Pro-Choice Source #21 – Article

“The technology has clearly helped to define how people think about a fetus as a full, breathing human being,” admits former NARAL president Kate Michelman. “The other side has been able to use the technology to its own end.””21 21Kliff, S., Why Young Voters Are Lukewarm on Abortion Rights, Newsweek, Apr. 15, 2010, https://www.newsweek.com/why-young-voters-are-lukewarm-abortion-rights-70311.

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Pro-Choice Source #20 – Article

“The development of a potential human life requires conception as a first step.”20 20Jacobson, J., Life Begins At Conception. That’s Not the Point, Rewire.News, Nov. 4, 2012, https://rewire.news/article/2012/11/04/life-begins-at-conception-thats-not-point-0.

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Pro-Choice Source #19 – Book

“Perhaps the most straightforward relation, between you and me on the one hand and every human fetus on the other is this: All are living members of the same species, homo sapiens. A human fetus, after all, is simply a human being at a very early stage”19 19Boonin, D., Practical Ethics, 2nd ed. (Cambridge: Cambridge…

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Pro-Choice Source #18 – Pamphlet

“An abortion requires an operation. It kills the life of a baby after it has begun.”18 18Ekeocha, O., Planned Parenthood Pamphlet, Twitter, 2017, https://twitter.com/obianuju/status/855234037518094341.

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Pro-Choice Source #17 – Video

“We can accept that the embryo is a living thing in the fact that it has a beating heart, that it has its own genetic system within it. It’s clearly human in the sense that it’s not a gerbil, and we can recognize that it is human life.”17 17Furedi, A., Abortion: A Civilised Debate, YouTube,…

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