After repeated, recent statements by U.S. President Joe Biden that he does not believe human life begins at the moment of conception, or characterizing such a belief as a matter of faith, scientists ...

This complicated but fundamental question has enormous ethical, legal, medical, philosophical, religious and scientific overtones. An article in The Journal of the Association of Basic Medical ...

When it comes to abortion, this letter is for all those who subscribe to scientific facts regardless of religious beliefs, personal opinions, or morals. The science of the creation of human life is ...

Conception and pregnancy are complicated processes that depend on many factors, including the production of hardy sperm, healthy eggs, unblocked fallopian tubes that allow the sperm to reach the egg, ...

Last July 25, David Barash, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington, said in a column that he had some bad news for “those opposed to abortion rights or to stem-cell studies.” These ...

Elizabeth Dias is the national religion correspondent for The New York Times, and often writes about faith and politics. For this story, she spoke with scientists, philosophers and spiritual leaders ...