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Originally Posted by Vulcan
The first thing we do in this life is inhale. The last thing we do is exhale so I believe that life begins when a baby takes it's first breathe. Arguing about sentience is a different question but once a human baby takes a breathe it's a human.
I don't like abortions, especially when used as a form of birth control but than again I'm not a woman so that decision isn't mine.
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I can't say I would agree. I would say the first human thing after birth would be breathe. Sure, humans breathe. We also bleed. We also feel various sensations. I can't see why breathing would be a particular indicator of "life as a human being". What about Cesarean section babies? They breathe far before their "time". Also, premature babies are given supplements to increase the surfactant in the lungs so a baby is capable of breathing. There are ways to stimulate early breathing.
By your example, you would classify a child as "human" once it breathes? What about the capacity to breathe?