Ben Carson: It was OK for me to do research on aborted fetuses

[Johnny Cupcakes]

(08-15-2015, 09:50 AM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: Are sperm and eggs cells alive or dead? It is a scientific fact they are alive. Therefore, it is a scientific fact life starts before conception. Do individual sperm and egg cells have individual rights?  No.

Sperm and egg cells, although alive, do not have the ability to ever become a fully functioning adult human being on their own.  A fertilized egg contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, which is all of the information needed to map out 80+ years of human life.  The sperm and the egg need each other to obtain this information.