Global Politics - General Chat

[Wayno]

. The zygote has all of the genes of a complete individual,

Every cell in the human body contains your complete DNA but we don't grant personhood to dandruff.

as well as a soul.

The existence of a soul is metaphysical / religious belief, not scientific fact and has no basis when deciding on laws or morality where all the citizens do not share those beliefs. We very much live in a pluralistic society. They are based on shared, verifiable principles.