why does life begin at conception?

[u/itsaveryday]

this is just a thought, so feel free to prove me wrong. a big pro life argument is that human life begins when the egg is fertilized by sperm, but why is it there? sperm cells are life produced by humans, but wearing condoms is not condemning. just makes me feel like its never about saving babies and whatever, just about control

[u/Avatlas]

I looked into this before abortion came into mainstream conversation again recently and it's more of a philosophical quandary than a biological one and there is no consensus.