Jon Dougherty writes in his articles about the question everyone has about life, when does life start? He also address the issue of, is abortion murder? People think abortion is not murder because life does not start until birth or viability. Viable life means when the baby can start surviving outside the mom’s womb. But in actuality, life starts at conception. Conception is when the male sperm and female egg combine. Dougherty believes that the world has lost all the claims made on compassion because of the lies filled with in the debate of abortion. The real question goes back to, what is the reason behind abortion if all life is not viable? This is why saying that life is not viable is not an excuse that works. Abortion would not need to