Letter to the Pres, from Bob, the stem cell

Originally Posted by somerfrost

The problem is we lack the ability to determine exactly when "life begins", what we do know is the process that leads to what we are...it is not an unreasonable position to consider that process as synonymous with life.

So then what is not a human life?

Cheek cells sloughing off
Sperm cells waisted in a wet dream
Sperm cells waisted in self gratification (a Catholic bugaboo)
Egg cell that die with the m. cycle
Egg cell that a sperm attaches to but the DNA never gets in
Egg cells that a sperm cell attaches to, the DNA enters and is cut up
Egg cell that a sperm cell attaches to the DNA enters reaches the nucleus but the zygote dies
Egg cell fertilized by a sperm cell that never attach to the uterine wall
Egg cell fertilized by a sperm cell that divide to the 8 cell stage attach to the uterine wall but then die
Egg cell fertilized by a sperm cell that attach to the uterine wall and then are shed during the m. cycle
... and on

Precursors to egg and sperm cells...