CHOOSE LIFE...so that you and your children may live
Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3
Life begins at conception. The embryo is a human being from the time of fertilization because of its human chromosomal constitution. The zygote is the beginning of a developing human.
haha I fully agree with you.
However, I would push back on your exegesis.
This verse is talking about the blessing of physical and spiritual life that God promised the Jews (and to extent, all of us) who will obey his will.
I agree with you as well that this verse is talking about the blessing of physical and spiritual life that God promised the tribes of Israel.
One of the 10 Commandments that Israel was to follow is:
You shall not commit murder (unjustified, deliberate homicide). The Amplified Version is correct in its translation. The KJV is incorrect - "Thou shalt not kill" doesn't take into account self-defense for both an individual and a nation.
The Northern Kingdom committed child sacrifice as did Manasseh King of Judah which was an abomination in the sight of God.
Wouldn't you agree that dissecting a living and growing pre-born child in the womb, removing the body parts, and then incinerating them or selling the tissue is no less an abomination to God?