Although that embryo may only contain four or five cells, some religious leaders say that destroying it is the equivalent of taking a human life. (science.howstuffworks.com)
The penalties for taking a human life, even unintentionally, are very severe. (giancolalaw.com)
There was discussion of how killer robots could undermine the fundamental principle of human dignity because they could take human life without respecting it. (stopkillerrobots.org)