When does a human become a human? .-.

TheBlackPowerRanger · 2020-12-07T15:17:33-05:00

Seeking Advice - When does a human become a human? .-. At what stage is a human to you? (36 replies).

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The second sperm and egg meet

The moment the body starts clumping

The second a single body part forms

A heart forms

A heartbeat

The brain must be there

Must display symptoms of life

Has to have all vital organs

Has to look like an embryo

Has to look like a fetus

Second trimester

Third trimester

Has to be felt by the mother

Has to be born and breathe alone

Other - specify

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At what stage is a human to you?

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hartfire

For me, it's when a baby takes its first breath.

But if the baby is born within easy reach of a humidicrib,
it's the age at which he or she can survive a premature birth.

Bushranger · 70-79, M

@hartfire I was beginning to think I might be the only one who thought this way.

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hartfire

@JAYS21 True, but at any level, I don't see any animal as less than a human.
That might not make sense it terms of the question.

If it's merely what determines the species "human" - then any fragment containing human DNA code is human, whether a single gamete or a scrap of torn off skin.

If it's a whole human being - then I would still stand by my first answer - simply because they cannot breathe. It's the first most basic capacity for an independent life, the least possible necessity without which the parents cannot care for him or her.