From a completely objective and scientific viewpoint, I think it's incredibly difficult to posit that life begins at any other point other than conception. Afte

From a completely objective and scientific viewpoint, I think it's incredibly difficult to posit that life begins at any other point other than conception. After that it's just a matter of how "done" they are. The Human gestation period has been known to be as little as 22 weeks [1] or as long as 53 weeks 4 days [2], while the standard time is 37-40 weeks. Given more technological advancements, perhaps the time could be even shorter. I would say that given only this information, a fetus is a full human being at a minimum by 22 weeks. Now, by 10 weeks "all major structures are already formed in the fetus" [3]. So, if a fetus is not a "child" until 22 weeks (as it has viability out of the womb), but by 10 weeks has all the major components of a human, can you tell me at what point in-between does it suddenly become a child, and have a guaranteed right to life? I don't think you can. If you use conception, you can point to the precise moment in time where every single human being that has ever lived or will live becomes a human being. I'm not sure how you can get any more scientific than that, but apparently it's easy to ignore for the sake of justifying abortion. [1] http://www.nbcnews.com/id/17237979/ns/health-childrens_health/t/earliest-surviving-preemie-remain-hospital/ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/17237979/ns/health-childrens_healt... [2] https://www.medhealthdaily.com/longest-human-pregnancy/ https://www.medhealthdaily.com/longest-human-pregnancy/ [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prenatal_development#Development_of_the_fetus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prenatal_development#Developme...