Descargo de responsabilidad: El propósito de esta entrada de blog es la definición biológica. No tiene la intención de establecer o argumentar ningún punto moral o filosófico. [This article is a Spanish translation of “Human Beings Begin as Zygotes: Refutations to 8 Common Pro-Choice Arguments” courtesy of volunteer Michelle Lozano-Persons. If you’re interested in volunteering […]
Disclaimer: This blog post is meant for biological definition purposes. It is not meant to establish or argue any moral or philosophical points. [Esta publicación está disponible en español aquí.] A zygote is a human being. 1. The zygote is an organism. Fertilization – the fusion of gametes to produce a new organism – is […]
Above: Then-President Bush cradles a snowflake baby You’ve probably seen the story that went ridiculously viral last week. You know—the one about embryos conceived in vitro, then killed, and their tiny bodies preserved and incorporated into jewelry for their parents to wear. That was a mouthful. But what else can we call these young victims? […]
CORRECTION 10/17/16: The study we referenced below is specifically comparing elective single embryo transfer (eSET) to transfer of multiple embryos. eSET involves creating multiple embryos, using certain criteria to choose the embryo most likely to be viable, and transferring just that embryo to the mother. This process is in contrast with non-elective single embryo transfer, when […]
Pro-choice activists mock the most socially unpalatable aspects of the pro-life position. Broadly speaking, pro-lifers believe human life is morally relevant when the human organism begins: as a zygote. This means we oppose killing not only fetuses, but also embryos and zygotes. And so, while we primarily object to surgical abortion, many of us also […]
[Today’s guest post by Victoria Godwin is part of our paid blogging program.] The UK Parliament voted early last month to allow for the creation of children using the biological DNA from three people, effectively becoming the first country to officially approve this technique. The aim of this technology is to allow parents with a […]
I have been active in the pro-life movement for about six years now. My boyfriend is not quite as active as I am, but he does come with me to marches, and he is a good listener as I bounce ideas off of him for SPL blog posts or I talk about some recent piece […]
This is a wonderful guest post by Louisa Millington . . . While at the gym last week, it came to my attention that I had let June almost completely run its course without paying tribute to National Fertility Awareness Month. I was shaken out of my blissful ignorance when I came across an episode […]
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