We’re talking about the common understanding of a word or a political position. The meaning of words is defined by what people think they mean.
We’re not talking about an objective fact, like the harm you could get from jumping out of an airplane.
There is no more objective fact than what a person is. With the advent of our understanding of DNA, there simply isn’t even a shadow of a doubt about this scientifically.
And the first premise of our country is that the purpose of government is to protect the God-given right to life of every person.
And the Fifth and the Fourteenth Amendments make it crystal clear that this is not optional. It is imperative.