Some people say human life begins at conception.
Others insist the human fetus becomes a person at birth, or even at some time after birth. Still others point to a time in the middle, the twentieth week of gestation, because at that point a baby is viable - can live outside the womb. The question is important when thinking about abortion. Heartbeat Modern technology can detect a baby's heartbeat eighteen days after conception. That is only four days after most women miss a period and begin to suspect they are pregnant.