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> "it would outlaw birth control by defining human life as beginning at conception"

Most forms of birth control prevent conception ("contraceptives"). Only a few types act after conception ("contragestives" [0], which prevent implantation). A law of the type you described would not affect most forms of birth control.

[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contragestive




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