Quote Originally Posted by hero di classico View Post
Each human life is a continuum that begins at conception and advances in stages until death. Science gives different names to these stages, including zygote, blastocyst, embryo, fetus, infant, child, adolescent and adult. This does not change the scientific consensus that at all points of development each individual is a living member of the human species.
Talk to any biologist and you will see how utterly wrong this statement is. "Life" is a slippery term. Is a virus alive? If so, why? Is a fire alive? If not, why? Fire shares many characteristics of "life" as we understand it, and I think you will find excluding fire from the list of living organisms a very tricky bit of business.

Biology does not care, because biology is not political. Scientists recognize that the border between alive/not-alive is broad, gray, and difficult. Politicians and partisans want a nice, clear line that does not exist in science. So your article, which appeals to authority, is appealing in an incorrect and deceptive manner.