Don’t misunderstand me, please. I’m not arguing for abortion, but for a better definition of conception. One that will clearly define our position both scientifically and spiritually. We need to win on this one.
And I argue that “conception” occurs exactly when we all learned it did in science class.
When the sperm fertilized the egg - they both lose the DNA identity of their hosts, and a new DNA code is formed. That is because a new life has formed. Left alone - in the body - where conception has occurred for millenia (up until recently), this new life will either implant and continue to grow or it will not.
That some of these embryos will not survive that process does not mean that our lives did not begin at the moment of “conception”