What does conception mean in pregnancy?
"Conception occurs when a sperm cell from a fertile man swims up through the vagina and into the uterus of a woman and joins with the woman’s egg cell as it travels down one of the fallopian tubes from the ovary to the uterus.As cells continue to divide — some developing into the baby, others forming the nourishment and oxygen supply structure called the placenta — hormones are released that signal the body that a baby is growing inside the uterus." (Cleveland Clinic)
There is no confusion to what is happening at the point of conception - a person is developing. Not a tomato, or a tadpole, or a tire, but a person. At the point of conception that person is helpless and innocent. To take that person's life for no just cause is simply murder. No different than any other murder - "the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another". (Google, Oxford Languages)
What cannot be determined is just when exactly a soul becomes part of the miraculous creation of life. Is it at the point of conception? Or 8 weeks? Or the first gasp of air at birth? It has yet to be ruled on or determined scientifically in the secular community. And certainly, segments of the spiritual community (such as Evangelicals and the Roman Catholic Church) have spoken loud and long on the matter. Since it has not yet been determined, is there protection under any civil law for ignorance? Is it permissible to murder in ignorance? "Ignorantia legis non excusat-ignorance of the law does not excuse-is a centuries-old criminal law maxim familiar to lawyer and layperson alike." (Davies, 1998, Duke Law Journal) It is not permissible to commit a crime in ignorance of the law.
The helpless innocent people being murdered within the wombs of their mother have no voice - no vote - and sadly, too few in positions of power, representation, and responsibility in our nation to save them. Thank God for Trump and his hard work to protect our most vulnerable during his short term.
Addressing the March for Life in January, President Donald Trump said, “Unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the White House.” Kellyanne Conway, his high-ranking aide, tweeted that Trump was “the most #prolife President in history.” That assessment was echoed by many pro-life activists, including Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of the Susan B. Anthony List, which works to elect pro-life political candidates.
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