[SoConPubbie]

I beleive life begins at conception but l doubt we can get that. For now l think we have a good chance at a ban beyond the first trimester that survives a court challenge.

Apparently, the heartbeat of the baby can be recognized as early as 16 days.

I'll settle for that as the first step.

First heartbeat of babies as early as 16 days after conception - study

[alexander_busek]

I'll settle for that as the first step.

Yes, very good!

Actually, though I, too, am a believer that life begins at conception, at least from a rhetorical point of view, I think that it might be an effective counter-argument to the pro-death argument that "it's only a mass of cells!"

A mass of cells? With a heartbeat?!

Regards,