Do embryo not have a right as a human?

Question

Is embryo a human or not?

If they are not human, abortion is legal?

Answer 1

roe v wade is unconstitutional because the issue of abortion should be a state matter. embryos definitely do have the same rights as humans. it is genetically a person and just because it hasnt developed enough to look like one doesnt mean it isnt one. the embryo is not part of the womens body. it may be physically attached but it is comprised of separate body tissue genetically different. im not a senior citizen but im still a person a human being. the fetus may not be a baby but it is still a person a human being and deserves every right that comes with it.

Answer 2

It's a point of continuing debate.  Unfortunately, this is a philosophical question since we have not yet come up with a way to conclusively say one way or the other.

Answer 3

my thought is no human life begins with breath. It starts as cells and then forms however a human has to breath and if it doesn't breath then it's not human

Answer 4

An embryo is not a human being for a number of both solid and abstract reasons. A developing embryo is, at best, a potential human being.  How could it be otherwise?  For example, many believe that life begins at the moment of fertilization, but that is not true. At the moment that the sperm fuses with and penetrates the egg cell, there's some two hours before paternal and maternal pronuclei's find each other and fuse together creating a fully diploid organism. Even then, the developing zygote isn't under its own power yet. Development continues under the power of biological programs built right into the egg cell itself, and is first activated at the moment of fertilization. So, here we have fertilization, then two hours later, pronuclei fusion.  Is this new life yet---NO!   It will be another 24 hours before the newly formed zygote makes its first mature motitic cell division. A day later the zygote is now two diploid cells.  Well, is it human yet?  NO!  In 5 to 7 days the newly formed 2-cell organism becomes a blastocyst. A ball of about 200 cells containing a few embryonic stem cells. Is it new human life yet?  NO!  Not yet.  If successful, implantation follows around day 10 to 14.  Even now, the embyro isn't a new human being regulated by way of its own DNA.  Only after successful implantation and placenta maturation and function does the embryo begin its own cellular, tissue, and organogenesis.  Only then does the newly developing individual take over its own life functions and destiny.  Only then can we say that a transition is being made from potential human being to one that is well on the way to becoming a full human being. The embryo has become a fetus, a giant step toward individualism. Even so, until the fetus has matured and can breathe on its own (survive outside independently of the mother) it isn't fully a true person, in the human sense.

And this is just one concrete example of why embryos are not necessarily human, but just potential human.  Humanity demands that one "know" they are human in order to benefit from legal rights; that they have a history which clearly demonstrate their human nature. Embryos cannot possess these qualities because they are not mature systems that have been around long enough to express truly human characteristics.

Answer 5

Technically, embryos are not fully developed yet. They are still considered to be part of the female, but it depends on the stage. Abortion right now is legal. This topic is highly controversial, pro-life vs. pro-women's rights. Even if abortion was to be banned, a desperate individual could still receive it. In the past there were those whom resorted to abortions in dangerous environments. It's similar to the 18th Amendment; although it was outlawed, individuals were still able to obtain it illegally.