Because if a lifeform that resembled a fertilized egg, even a day old, was found on let's say Mars, it would be the most important scientific discovery in History.
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Life begins when the first brain cells develop, which is normally a few weeks after conception.
In the case of Seattle and Portland... it can sometimes take up to 30 years.
Really? and just when does the Soul develop ?
It doesn't "develop". It already exists. It enters the foetus anytime up to or at birth.
At conception... one good egg, one good sperm, one good soul = human or animal
There are a lot of microscopic organisms that are alive and don't have anything resembling a brain.
Biden?
I'd say yes, except for the fact that he is, unfortunately, not microscopic.
And we kill them en mass with things like soap, antibiotics, sterilizations efforts, etc. Clearly we as humans don't see such life as worthy of protecting day in and day out.
If you think about it, in order for one thing to live, something else has to die. Everything has to feed, whether it be on plant life or animal life.
A good comparison to this would be: A brain-dead patient.
When is it okay to legally "pull the plug" on a brain-dead patient?
When they have no chance of recovery. When there is a clear knowledge to that fact, that the patient cannot, and will not become un-brain dead.
The difference with a Fetus?
It has a near 100% chance to become un-brain dead.
Life begins at conception because the probability of active brain cells developing are near 100%.
technically the sperm cell and egg are alive on their own. When they meet they merge to create a human but to say that life requires brain cells would amount to we could kill a lot of "living" people.