On 17 Aug 2004 at 9:36, Joao Carvalho wrote: > The great confusion here is that some religious and conservatives > people consider a single spermatozoid cell alive,or a single ovule > cell alive, or a single stem cell alive, as if they were a innocent > human being lives. If that were true all these cells produced in our > planet (no matter under which conditions) would have to be preserved > and destined only to reproduction of human beings. Imagine such an > absurd..... Best Joao Carvalho Joao, There you go again. I am not talking about one sperm or one ovum, I am talking about a zygote (both have come together). Best, Bob Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S. Professional Corporation 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 USA Phone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: <http://www.rafink.com> mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn