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

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