Is the unborn baby a human being? 1. YES! The unborn baby is alive from the moment of fertilization. 2. YES! The unborn baby has a heartbeat at three weeks and brain waves at six weeks. 3. YES! The unborn baby is complete! He or she is programmed from the inside for an ongoing process of growth and development. 4. YES! The unborn baby has 46 chromosomes in the cells of his or her body – the scientifically verifiable human genetic code. 5. YES! The answer is clear... You were you from the moment of fertilization – a unique human being never to be repeated in all of history. Nothing magical occurs at birth which suddenly makes an unborn baby human. The baby is the same baby, whether inside or outside the uterus. Every unborn baby is a complete, individual, living human being from the earliest moment of his or her existence at fertilization.