A cancerous tumor is a developing life form, and genetically human...?

Question

...does it deserve legal protection? How is it biologically different from a conceptus?

Answer 1

The conceptus has his/her *own* DNA. He/she is a unique individual. The tumor has the DNA of its host.

Furthermore, the tumor will kill its host eventually. The unborn human fetus doesn't kill his/her mother (though complications of pregnancy can if not properly managed). The human fetus him/herself, however only lives inside the womb, grows & develops and is born, usually healthy, to live a complete and separate life on earth. Ever see a tumor go off on its own to learn to walk, read, dance, play, create, sing, discover things, fall in love, help others, etc.?

Basic biological facts tell the difference.

Answer 2

To answer your first question. No, it does not need to be legally protected. To become or to deserve this protection one must have the protintal to actually grow into a humanoid form. Or must preserve the human live in some way. Either it be historical, biological.... Cancerous tumors do none of these to garner legal protection.

Second question, the conceptus and cancerous tumor are defined this way. You can see the clear biological defferences in the two.

Conceptus: denotes the embryo and its adnexa (appendages or adjunct parts) or associated membranes (i.e. the products of conception). The conceptus includes all structures that develop from the zygote, both embryonic and extraembryonic. It includes the embryo as well as the embryonic part of the placenta and its associated membranes - amnion, chorionic (gestational sac), and yolk sac.

Cancer: Nearly all cancers are caused by abnormalities in the genetic material of the transformed cells. These abnormalities may be due to the effects of carcinogens....Genetic abnormalities found in cancer typically affect two general classes of genes. Cancer-promoting oncogenes are often activated in cancer cells, giving those cells new properties, such as hyperactive growth and division, protection against programmed cell death, loss of respect for normal tissue boundaries, and the ability to become established in diverse tissue environments. Tumor suppressor genes are often inactivated in cancer cells, resulting in the loss of normal functions in those cells, such as accurate DNA replication, control over the cell cycle, orientation and adhesion within tissues, and interaction with protective cells of the immune system.

Answer 3

A cancerous tumor is a parasite not a viable human embryo! it is also not a sentient being so no it does not deserve protection LOL!
good question though!

Answer 4

It is not a life form. It does not have the ability to become a stand alone living organism. It is not even a parasitic organism. It is a group of broken human cells with a bad genetic code.

Answer 5

Yes it is and it is also a curse and a curse without a cause does not come. Proverbs 26:2 The cause is sin. Whether it be the sin of the person or the sin of the person's ancestors, I do not know. As sin increases, so will cancers.

Answer 6

Actually a cancerous tumor, is a fine example of evolution. When genes mutate this is what occures, not nice little bunnies, or puppies, but death. That is the truth of evolution.

Answer 7

A cancerous tumor is a defect, defects are caused by sin and sickness coming into the world.

Answer 8

A tumor does not have the potential to become autonomic. It is a true parasite in the sense of the word that it consumes its host until the host dies.

Answer 9

A tumor is NOT a living being.

It is incapable of of existing outside of the body.

Answer 10

Your going to see the "potential for human life" argument. This logic of course means every time I whack it, I am a mass murderer.