"It 's technically not killing . Killing means making it dead . For the most animals , the indicator for life is brain activity ( Note : brain activity is one of the requirements of life , but it 's not THE definition ) . When the sperm meets the egg , there is no brain activity . In fact there maybe no brain activity until the end of the first trimester ."
"Actually , at 24 weeks is when the the interconnection of the fetal brain begins . The nerve cells from the neocortex begin to synapse with the nerve cells of the thalamus . It is at this point that bursts of recognizable brain waves start to appear among the random signals that go on before . It is at this point that some scientists believe a fetus can feel pain as well . It is also at this point that a fetus can possibly survive outside of the womb ( 23-24 weeks ) , though the cance of survival is low and the risk of impairment very serious . This point probably wo n't change with technology either because the fetal lung is not mature enough until this point for even mechanical-assisted breathing ."
"It 's technically not killing . Killing means making it dead ."
"The nerve cells from the neocortex begin to synapse with the nerve cells"