BIOETHICS: It’s fact – life begins at fertilisation*

One of the major arguments about the killing of human embryos to obtain their stem cells for use in medical experiments is “where does human life begin?”Recently, Senator Amanda Vanstone, Minister for Family and Community Services, admitted she was confused about the matter. She said that there was a wide range of views on the issue in the communityThose that wish to use human embryos, claim that human life does not begin at fertilisation but at some time later. Whilst this is convenient to thei…

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