{"id":7397,"date":"2004-04-27T09:26:30","date_gmt":"2004-04-27T09:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2004\/04\/before_conception.html"},"modified":"2004-04-27T09:26:30","modified_gmt":"2004-04-27T09:26:30","slug":"before_conception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2004\/04\/before_conception.html","title":{"rendered":"Before Conception?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Windsor has a discussion of an interesting article over at his blog<\/a><\/p>\n

When does life begin? It\u2019s a pretty fundamental question with huge implications. Obviously I am on the side that says life begins at conception. The secular left typically believes that life begins at birth. The ethical, moral, political and cultural ramifications of this question are enormous. But what exactly does modern science say about when life begins? The May issue of Discover magazine explores this question in an article called \u201cThe Good Egg.\u201d They offer some some rather surprising answers. Viable life may actually begin well before conception.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mark Windsor has a discussion of an interesting article over at his blog When does life begin? It\u2019s a pretty fundamental question with huge implications. Obviously I am on the side that says life begins at conception. The secular left typically believes that life begins at birth. 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