Whether you are looking at it from a theological perspective or a scientific perspective, answering that question with specificity is, you know, above my pay grade.

McCain HQ must have burst into applause and laughter, not necessarily in that order, upon hearing the Great Orator writing their ad copy for them. Regarding the answers, I’ll leave the theological question for others, seeing as how I don’t have a dog in that hunt. Which doesn’t mean there isn’t a moral case for being pro-life. But McCain’s answer comports with science, at least if you believe modern embryology textbooks.

When asked “At what point does a baby get human rights, in your view?,” McCain answered “At the moment of conception.”

Even if the answer were wrong McCain’s would be better by dint of brevity and clarity.