 The Catechism states that the embryo " must be treated from conception as a person " . The Latin original of as is tamquam , meaning " like " or " just as " . " Although the Church has not determined officially when human life actually begins , it has taken the course of maintaining that human life is present from the moment of conception or fertilization " ; respect for life at all stages , even potential life , is generally the context of church documents . 
 The Catechism <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>states</mark></a> that the embryo " must be treated from conception as a person " . The Latin original of as <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>tamquam , meaning " like " or " just as " . " Although the Church <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> not determined officially when human life actually <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>begins</mark></a> , it <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>has</mark></a> taken the course of maintaining that human life is present from the moment of conception or fertilization " ; respect for life at all stages , even potential life , is generally the context of church documents . 
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