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The fertilisation of an egg by a sperm, marking the beginning of a pregnancy.

Fertilisation: the joining of a sperm and an egg, beginning the development of a new organism.

Another disagreement concerns when unborn life should receive the same moral protection as a person who has been born. Those who believe this protection begins at conception often oppose abortion. Others distinguish between the rights of the embryo or foetus—the developing unborn child—and those of the pregnant woman.

Explain how a teaching supports a belief. For example, connect ‘You shall not murder’ to the Catholic belief that unborn human life should be protected from conception.

Do not confuse conception, when fertilisation occurs, with contraception, which aims to prevent pregnancy.

Fertilisation: when a sperm cell joins with an egg cell.

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AQA GCSE Religious Studies A · 8062

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