Biology 101
You don't have to have any religious convictions to recognize that life begins at conception. Any biology textbook — even Wikipedia — will tell you that fertilization is the moment at which a new individual is formed — a unique individual, genetically distinct from either parent. In the case of human parents, that new individual is also a living, growing human being. No matter what words we use to describe the stages of human development — zygote, embryo, fetus, baby, child — all refer to a human being not yet fully grown.
Thus, for the intellectually honest, abortion can only rightly be understood as the willful killing of an innocent child.
Can we, as a nation, develop the mercy and compassion to value and protect the lives of these children?
A person is a person no matter how small.
Article: Scientific Fact: Human Life Begins at Conception, or Fertilization
