"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. - That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, - That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
-The Declaration of Independence
Our Constitution's Preamble says:
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
The Fifth Amendment says:
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment Says:
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Our government has gotten around providing protection for the unborn in the same way it allowed slavery, by claiming an unborn person is not a person. One way to change this is by passing Duncan Hunter's Life at Conception Act. All it needs is a majority in Congress and a President's signature. It would declare the unborn persons who would be protected under our Constitution. We could overturn it back to the states for restrictions, but it would still be unconstitutional because the Fourteenth Amendment says no state has can deprive someone of the God given rights to life, liberty, and property without due process of law. The main purpose of our federal government is to protect these rights. If states' are denying people of these rights, the federal government may step in. We could pass a Human Life Amendment, which would also end abortion. Either of these two ways are fine. The Life At Conception Act is quicker, while the Human Life Amendment is the most permanent.
That said, overturning Roe vs. Wade is better than nothing, even though the unborn would still not be recognized as persons in this country, at least not in all states.
I agree. We must pass the Right to Life/Unborn Personhood Act. It is the fastest and most efficient way of protecting human life.
Duncan Hunter has offered it for ten years. Some people/groups/politicians have not gotten behind it for a variety of reasons, but we all need to get together and get it done.