“I am not religious. I do not believe that personhood is conferred upon conception. But I also do not believe that a human embryo is the moral equivalent of a hangnail and deserves no more respect than an appendix.”

American political columnist and psychiatrist

Charles Krauthammer was an American political columnist and psychiatrist. He became known as a conservative commentator and won the Pulitzer Prize for his columns in The Washington Post in 1987. His weekly column was syndicated to more than 400 publications worldwide. His writing was rooted in politics and public affairs, and it made him a prominent voice in American conservative commentary.