As stated. Abortion as defined by the Constitution is performed before the end of the first tri-mester. Partial Birth Abortion is performed AFTER that period. Not to mention, it’s cruel, grotesque, and inhuman.
So, your argument then is that the constitution gives the right to the federal government to protect the lives of persons but that it should be interpreted consistant with the quickening theory and thus persons include 3rd but not 1st or 2nd trimester unborn children. If this is the case, why does Thompson oppose a constitutional amendment clarifying the definition of person. Surely defining person to include unborn children in the 1st and 2nd trimester as well would not be a dramatic expansion of federal power and you have already conceded that Congress already has power to regulate under the 14th Amendment.