Most human embryos naturally die after conception – restrictive abortion laws fail to take this embryo loss into account
- Written by Kathryn Kavanagh, Associate Professor of Biology, UMass Dartmouth
The majority of fertilized eggs die and are resorbed into the body.ZEISS Microscopy/Flickr, CC BY-SAMany state legislatures are seriously considering human embryos at the earliest stages of development for legal personhood. Total abortion bans that consider humans to have full rights from the moment of conception have created a confusing legal...




