This is a question that has been addressed, answered and re-answered for the past 25 years. This is the point when the 23 chromosomes in the father's sperm and the 23 chromosomes in the mother's egg meet and combine to form a new one-celled human being or human embryo. This new little person is called a human zygote. Around six or seven days into the baby's development, the tiny embryo moves down the fallopian tube and implants into the wall of the mother's uterus or womb. There the baby will receive nourishment while he or she is growing and forming.
Viability refers to the point at which a baby can survive outside of the mother's womb.
This is usually defined as being at around 24 weeks. Unfortunately, abortion supporters use the term viability to define when the baby actually becomes a human life. We must remember, first and foremost that the person created as a result of rape is not to blame for the crime committed against the mother. Although this person is created as a result of a hideous violation, we cannot deny that he or she is still a unique individual human being created in the image of God, no matter what circumstances they are brought into this world. The child is just as innocent a victim and just as worthy of our protection and love as the mother.