Conception wasn't a recognized event. Birth was. Actually - to be accurate, an independent being was recognized at the drawing of the first breath.
Does a fetus have an SS#?
Can a fetus be claimed as a dependent?
Can a fetus sign contracts?
If a person is declared dead upon cessation of brainwaves...is a fetus dead prior to brainwaves?
Is a fetus be counted in a census?
Why do people always say they have two children and another on the way...why not three?
Can you have two sets of rights in ONE body? Who's takes precedence?