On 1 Jul 2004 16:51:06 -0700, jim rozen
wrote:

In article , Gunner says...

What part of my statement was incorrect? A fertilized ov(um)
[singular]
is a human
being in an early stage of development, be definiton. A sperm cell is
not.

Sure it is. It's a haploid cell, perfectly capable of
developing into a human being. So is every one of the
ova (plural) that are discarded by every woman of child-bearing
age. Are you going to pass a law that says that each
one *has* be be fertilized, and brought to term? And
if not, why not? Give cites, as a famous person once
said....

Jim

Haploid cells do not spontaneously go into pathogenesis in human
species. They have the Potential of being a human being, but cannot
without outside influences. A fertilized egg IS a human being if
allowed to continue its growth cycle and ultimately may buy a
Southbend 10k.

Gunner