stem cell research

[Deckard]

Originally Posted by bryantm3

however, after conception, the embryo will develop into a human being unless there is intervention- which is freezing.

As BB points out, intervention is also necessary for the embryo to develop by us "intervening" to plant it into the womb.

Originally Posted by BB

All the while they are in a test tube they aren't really a life.

Before anyone calls you on it, I just want to point out, I know what you meant by 'life' - sense of suffering/self awareness, perhaps a sense of self stretching into the future, etc. And in that sense, I agree - I also judge the two states differently. It's still life, but I know where you're coming from.

(Oh god, I don't want to get bogged down in this one again! )