A Fertilized Egg is Not a Human Being
Humans are worth protecting because we are feeling creatures with a desire to live, not because we contain human DNA.
"I have a uterus, and my body autonomy is under attack.
As more and more states pass abortion bans and restrictions,
Conservatives continue to claim “life begins at conception.” They seem
to suggest, if only we can agree the cells of a fertilized egg are
alive, we’ll also agree it’s okay to legally force a woman (or trans or
nonbinary person with a uterus) to give birth.
But
this simplification ignores that a live cell is not the same as a
thinking, feeling, socially attached creature with a desire to live. The
cut roses on my kitchen table are alive. The bacteria in and on my body
are alive. Even if, for some reason, we’re talking only about human
DNA, the still-sticky sperm in the tube sock on your bedroom floor is
alive."
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