quote:The heart begins beating at, what, 6 weeks? And yet, even mites have a beating heart. The simplest stimulus-response mechanisms aren't until the second trimester, and most of them in the third.
A primatology/forensic anthropology professor of mine pitched in his opinion one day in class. We are human because of our brain. Fetal brains don't display a brain wave pattern resembling a human pattern until about month or so before birth. That is when we become human. The following isn't very detailed but it does note when brain waves become organized.
quote:Here in the US, there are PLENTY of children available for adoption:
There is a waiting list because people treat adopting a child like they treat picking out a puppy. That is, they are very picky. Kids who don't fit the bill, or who get too old, are screwed.