The Argument (page 4)

It a living baby:

Human life begins at the moment of conception. This is a contested yet undeniable truth. At the moment of conception a new human is created in his or her complete form. There has never been neither will there ever be a human with the same genetic code. This "baby" only has half the genetic code of his or her mother; it is not merely a piece of her. This baby, under normal conditions, will grow into an human individual one just as everyone alive today. This baby is already its own person. After the first day, development into human form progresses very rapidly.

• Two weeks after conception, the embryo has a developing brain and and heart.
• Three weeks after conception, the baby has a working heart, the beginning of vertebrea, a closed circulatory system separate from the mother's, developing eyes and ears and the beginning of lungs.
• Around the 25th day, the lungs are fully developed, and the heart begins to beat. The heart circulates blood throughout the fetus' body; this is blood completely different and often incompatible with the blood of the mother. The baby's developed systems are already separate from those of the mother; one month after conception it is no longer a part of her.

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