I took the point of the article as some magic moment that life begins. If I'm going to fight to stop abortion from conception I can't be blurring the lines for convenience.
"For the experiment, the team used a sperm enzyme to activate the egg (fertilising the egg with actual sperm for research purposes is illegal under US federal law)"
Ehh.. “baby” is a bit of a stretch. This was done in vitro and there was zero chance for development or implantation.
I took the point of the article as some magic moment that life begins. If I'm going to fight to stop abortion from conception I can't be blurring the lines for convenience.
It was never a viable embryo is my point. There is no abortion because there is no development in utero
I guess we'll have to agree to disagree
They didn’t “fertilize” an egg. They used an enzyme to catalyze the reaction. Therefore no life was conceived. You’re being needlessly pedantic.
"For the experiment, the team used a sperm enzyme to activate the egg (fertilising the egg with actual sperm for research purposes is illegal under US federal law)"
6th paragraph from the bottom
Good catch