NIH MeSH · D033421Humanities

Beginning of Human Life

Also known asHuman Life Beginning · Life Beginning, Human · Ensoulment · Ensoulments · Beginning of Life

Definition

The point at which religious ensoulment or PERSONHOOD is considered to begin.

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Life

The state that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, manifested by growth, metabolism, reproduction, and adaptation. It includes th…

Value of Life

The intrinsic moral worth ascribed to a living being. (Bioethics Thesaurus)

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