Who's to say when life begins?

Many people will argue that a human life begins at conception. However, ask yourself this: If a fire breaks out in a fertility clinic, and you can only save a Petri dish with five blastulae or a two year old child, which one do you save if they are "equal"? According to catholiceducation.org, the website resists pro choice in stating that "it is patently arrogant that we, as adults, get to decide for the most vulnerable of our society- our unborn children, who cannot speak for themselves- who lives and who dies." Yet, the website never mentions rape cases and the mental trauma a full out pregnancy can bring on the woman. Many christian-based answers to when life begins would naturally be conception, when the sperm meets the egg. However, women have an egg every month that dies but that is not considered a "human life". Elaborating on that topic they will fight and say that "life is a continuous cycle of developing" but how can it be considered a human being when it still relies on the mother to stay alive. The developing of the baby depends on the mother and is therefore not an independent individual. Yes, it has 46 of it's own chromosomes, but the fertilized egg will not survive unless fully dependent on the mother's will.

Throughout the article, the website bashes pro choicers in stating that the pro choicers are wrong in that they believe that life does not begin until birth. Who is to say that the christian way is right? Who is to say that a law should make every woman's decision? To determine when life truly begins you must really study your beliefs on life itself. Why can't life just be as simple as: Abortion is legal: If your beliefs believe otherwise, don't get one. Stop forcing your beliefs on others. It's not getting us any closer to world peace.

Dougherty, Jon. "Life begins at Conception". Catholic Education Resource Center. 2010 http://www.catholiceducation.org/directory/Current_Issues/Abortion/