I learned today that a child, when conceived, gets half of its chromosomes from its mother, and half from its father. And wouldn't you know it, the male chromosomes determine whether the baby is a boy or girl. Isn't that just like a man? :) It's actually all quite fascinating, how a baby develops. By week 8 the little life has a brain, heart, and other vital organs. Just like that! It brings to mind the debate about abortion and when exactly a zygote/embryo/fetus becomes a real person. It must be before birth, right? I myself can attest to that. Why else would the baby inside me respond to my fear, joy, and sadness? But when is the "exact" moment? When does the brain start working, and the little being actually functioning?
I don't know what the answer is, but to me the baby is alive as soon as it's conceived. In that moment, a real person's vital organs, characteristics, and beginnings of a personality are created. I could never kill off that person's chance to live.
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