> what with science informing us that human life begins at conception No. Science can't say when life begins any more then it can say how much sand is needed t

> what with science informing us that human life begins at conception No. Science can't say when life begins any more then it can say how much sand is needed to make a heap. Because it's a question of how we choose to define things, not a question of objective fact. (And fyi... since what makes humans special is our rather absurd level of ability to think and learn things, human life begins with the ability to form long-term memories. Which is well past the end of infancy. This may seen counterintuitive, but there's a sound scientific basis for it.)