You are correct, and I offer my apologies where I failed to meet your standards. I will point to the venerable Remedy’s post of 159 and reference the link which best expresses my position on this matter:
Personhood Begins At Conception -- by Peter Kreeft, Ph.D. , then offer you you my website,
Christian Patriots For Life to back-up my position(s).
I offer my apologies Not your fault, you were quoting Reagan. He didn't invent the language either. I was just giving my 2 cents about why the language is so vague. It's vague because the people using it really don't have a clear thought about what they are talking about.