The Pros And Cons Of Fertilized Eggs

Are we ready for an America made one quarter of genetically abnormal persons? Yet, this is how America will be, if fertilized eggs are given legal personhood. Fertilized eggs are single celled embryos which are incapable of survival on their own. Granting them legal personhood will be against the interests of humanity. It will invariably politicize the matter, interfere with research that can potentially revolutionize healthcare, deprive men and women of the right to choose the fate of their sex cells, and drive up healthcare costs on a logarithmic scale. A fertilized egg, also called zygote, is formed by union of male and female sex cells. It is a single cell, not capable of surviving on its own. In fact, even a fetus with a heart and other internal organs, formed after thousands of divisions of the original zygote, is incapable of survival on its own, even with the most advanced respiratory and other medical support, till 20 weeks of pregnancy. Thus, assuming that a zygote is a person, is mixing facts with fiction. It is like mixing mythology and history. It is like claiming that Adam and …show more content…
Abortion is already a political issue today, with many states having strict regulations opposing it. In fact, in 2016, Texas went so far as to pass a regulation requiring cremation or burial of fetal remains. In such a political climate, if fertilized eggs are granted legal personhood, it would pave the way for women eventually losing their right to birth control since birth control includes methods such as morning-after pill that prevent implantation of fertilized eggs. It will also undermine the right of a woman to decide to terminate a pregnancy after implantation, regardless of the origin of the pregnancy (which would be relevant in cases of rape) and regardless of the fertilized egg being known to have genetic