[Hermann the Cherusker]

The natural and essential purpose of the State is to promote the common good, which primarily and necessarily entails the protection of the lives of its citizens.

Unborn children are not citizens.

These rulings strike at the heart of society and are categorically different from laws regarding "victimless" crimes.

Prostitution is not a victimless crime. The prostitue is a victim, as is the neighborhood where the trade is plied.

[Aquinasfan]

Unborn children are not citizens.

Of course they are. Are they stateless?

This is even recognized in the Preamble with the usage of the term, "posterity."

Prostitution is not a victimless crime. The prostitue is a victim, as is the neighborhood where the trade is plied.

I know. That's why I used "scare quotes."