When does human life begin?

In the book, Abortion: Opposing Viewpoints, edited by Charles Cozic and Stacey Tipp, there are many controversial topics. One, extremely important one, would be “When does Human Life Begin?” In this book I found two opposite views of this very controversial topic. These two views are human life begins at conception, and human life does not occur at conception. An excellent quote against life beginning at conception is, “The procession of forty-six chromosomes does not make a cell a person (23).” An example for human life beginning at conception would be, “I accept what is biologically manifest- that human life commences at the time of conception (17).” This explains how biological man i the product of the forty-six chromosomes that combine when conception occurs. Most scientists agree that this (conception) is when human life begins.

In my research, I found a great deal of the information was mostly proving that life begins at conception. I think the information that most influenced my decision was the research done of twins that showed even when twins were in two different parts of the world they still normally have the same personality, jobs, and social standings. This information really made me want to agree with the theory that conception is the start of human life.