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There is no consensus there. A fertilized egg is a small technicality away from an unfertilized egg,
originally posted by: silo13
a reply to: TheBlackTiger
Once the 'spark of life' is egnited by the coupling of an egg and sperm - 'it' is no longer an 'it' but a baby.
fetus [fe´tus] (L.)
the developing young in the uterus, specifically the unborn offspring in the postembryonic period, which in humans is from the third month after fertilization until birth
Funny how we can find a drip of something that resembles water (or whatever) in space and call it 'life' but a baby in the womb isn't a 'baby' until it is born.