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One of the sharpest divisions in [[United States]] politics is over whether "[[human life]] begins at [[conception]]" and if so, what this means.
Legally, in most jurisdictions, it is considered permissible to terminate the life of the [[fetus]] at any point in the pregnancy (see [[elective abortion]]) provided the unborn child's head has not emerged from the mother's body (see [[partial-birth abortion]]).
==Terminology==
Evangelical Christians prefer the term ''unborn child'' to the term ''fetus'' when discussing [[elective abortion]], since the former supports the viewpoint that (1) "Human life begins at [[conception]]" and (2) "[[Abortion]] is [[murder]]". They feel that calling the unborn child simply a "fetus" devalues [[human life]].
Legally, in most jurisdictions, it is considered permissible to terminate the life of the [[fetus]] at any point in the pregnancy (see [[elective abortion]]) provided the unborn child's head has not emerged from the mother's body (see [[partial-birth abortion]]).
==Terminology==
Evangelical Christians prefer the term ''unborn child'' to the term ''fetus'' when discussing [[elective abortion]], since the former supports the viewpoint that (1) "Human life begins at [[conception]]" and (2) "[[Abortion]] is [[murder]]". They feel that calling the unborn child simply a "fetus" devalues [[human life]].