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Xeroc: The cell is alive before fertilization, but does not have it's "final" DNA yet. I don't think we need to argue this far backwards.

And complexity is an issue. If it's wrong to kill something just because it has human DNA, then we don't need to discuss abortion. The big question is not whether the fetus has human DNA - it does, from the beginning.

Morality must have some founding in facts. I can't argue that I only support abortion until third month because three is a nice number (though it is) - I can argue this based on the development of the fetus constituting recognisable humanoid life. That's the crux of the matter to me.

Valium: Or maybe we've killed dozens of potential Stalins. We don't know either way.

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