A Quote by Tertullian

Now we allow that life begins with conception, because we contend that the soul also begins from conception; life taking its commencement at the same moment and place that the soul does.

Tertullian

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Tertullian
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A favorite pro-abortion tactic is to insist that the definition of when life begins is impossible; that the question is a theological or moral or philosophical one, anything but a scientific one. Fetology makes it undeniably evident that life begins at conception and requires all the protection and safeguards that any of us enjoy....As a scientist I know, not believe, know that human life begins at conception.

Bernard Nathanson

The Life at Conception Act legislatively declares what most Americans believe and what science has long known - that human life begins at the moment of conception and, therefore, is entitled to legal protection from that point forward.

Rand Paul

Life begins at conception, but allow early abortions.

Fred Thompson

I am pro-life, I believe human life begins at conception. I also believe that embryonic stem cell research should be encouraged and supported.

Bill Frist

I don't believe life begins at conception.

Stephanie Land

The basic fact is simple: life begins not at birth, but conception.

Ashley Montagu

What about the rest of life? Respect for the sanctity of life, if you believe that it begins at conception, cannot end at birth.

Thomas Friedman

The Catholic Church did not always teach that life begins at conception.

Mario Cuomo

Life is the division of human cells, a process which begins at conception.

Dick Gephardt

The Republicans have long had a platform of being pro-life. And I'm someone that believes life begins at conception and should be protected.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

The science is settled; it's not even a consensus, it is a unanimity that human life begins at conception.

Marco Rubio

My personal opinion is that life begins at the point of conception, and abortion is morally indefensible.

Jacob Rees-Mogg

I'm Catholic. I believe life begins at conception, but I'm also American, and I believe in the separation of church and state. A woman's right to choose is the law of the land, and I support that.

Conor Lamb

The Moral Majority supports legislators who oppose abortions but also oppose child nutrition and day care. From their perspective, life begins at conception and ends at birth.

Barney Frank

Conservatives believe that from the standpoint of the federal government, life begins at conception and ends at birth.

Barney Frank

I have to certainly stand for life. I know that there are some who disagree, and I respect their point of view. But I believe that life begins at conception. The only exception I have to have on abortion is in that case - of the life of the mother. I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize life is that gift from God.

Richard Mourdock

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