何謂生命

要知道胎兒是否有唐氏綜合症，可從母親抽血檢驗。 如果這種新技術的結果呈陽性，可以提取絨膜絨毛樣本來確認病情。 （:絨膜絨毛從絨毛膜長出，與母親的血液提供最大的接觸面積。）然而，如果胎兒有遺傳缺陷，人工流產是否有道德問題。 如何界定生命？ 未成熟的胎兒是不是一個活的個體呢？讓他/她出生，會否苦了他/她?

In order to test if the fetus has Down Syndrome, blood is then taken from the mother. If the result of this new technique is positive, chorionic villus sampling is taken to confirm the illness. (Chorionic villi sprout from the chorion to provide maximum contact area with maternal blood.) However, is it moral to undergo abortion if the fetus has genetic deficiency. How to define life? Is it really possible to define that the young fetus is not a living individual?

Reference: http://www.obg.cuhk.edu.hk
Definition and image of chorionic villi: en.wikipedia.org
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