Steve Laufmann > Quotes

“The embryo’s DNA differs markedly from the mother’s, and yet in the great majority of cases the mother’s body recognizes that this microscopic new person is not a foreign attacker, so her body doesn’t deploy its defense mechanisms to kill the baby. No one really knows how this works or what mechanisms are involved, but the mother’s tolerance for her baby’s body is recognized in the medical community as one of the great wonders of pregnancy.”
― Steve Laufmann, Your Designed Body

“At about three weeks, the embryo’s new heart begins pumping blood through a developing circulatory system.”
― Steve Laufmann, Your Designed Body

“The zygote is a new life genetically distinct from either parent—a new and unique human being.”
― Steve Laufmann, Your Designed Body