[Almondjoy]

I'll give you my definition for life right here. What I feel is life is when the fetus inside the womb is able to function outside of the body(medically assisted or not since babies born pre-mature can be given a full life thorough help). For the most part this is considered the 3rd trimester when a fetus can technically live outside the womb(nevermind the specifics if you want to argue that's at 4 months that's fine with me).

[eastsider]

What I feel is life is when the fetus inside the womb is able to function outside of the body.

What does functioning outside the womb have to do with whether the fetus is alive? If it's not alive, it's inanimate. Are you arguing that the fetus is inanimate, even though it is developing, taking in nutrients and voiding waste products?

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

life is when the fetus inside the womb is able to function outside of the body(medically assisted or not since babies born pre-mature can be given a full life thorough help).

With technology now available, though not yet licensed for use with humans, a child can be brought from conception through birth without any 'mother' at all. Using your definition of 'able to function outside of the [mother's] body' even if 'medically assisted', life begins at conception, and no abortions should be allowed at any time. I guess we are in agreement.