Broun (R-GA) introduced a bill in Congress that would permit the states to take any action whatsoever (which could include the initiation of criminal proceedings) to protect the life of a zygote.

FORBES: More Elected Representatives Doing Actual Harm

The last time I checked with biologists, philosophers and even politicians on both sides of the debates about abortion, stem cell research and cloning, they were pretty certain human individuals were defined by two sets of chromosomes (half from the male, half from the female) which were arranged in the one-celled zygote after fertilization.

FORBES: Biologist Asserts Your Life Began...Before Fertilization.