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To: supercat
The idea that any state can alienate the God-given right to life is anathema to the cornerstone principle upon which American liberty is based.

"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..."

Blackmun predicated Roe on the lie that unborn children are not persons.

Is an unborn child a person?

24 posted on 01/12/2008 1:55:17 PM PST by EternalVigilance (Cut the heart out of the GOP platform, and the party will be nothing but "a Weekend at Bernie's...)
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To: EternalVigilance; fetal heart beats by 21st day

Overturning Roe is the first step to the protection of unborn children - which is so limited currently by the Courts. I get the idea that part of the pride that Senator Thompson takes in helping get John Roberts approved in the SCOTUS is because of this law.

The false designation of not-person is in the Roe decision as is the “right” to privacy. Overturning Roe overturns any supposed “right” to abortion and would have to acknowledge the false premise of a right to privacy (that allows unlimited abortion until “viability” and some limits by the State afterward).

Somehow, we’ll still have to deal with Doe vs. Bolton and PP v. Casey. These two will be considered, even if there were an amendment.

Each State has discretion between first degree murder, manslaughter and self-defense. In the same way, the States will regulate abortion in the case of ectopic pregnancies and life of the mother. These are decisions that belong to the State, according to the Constitution.

The “problem” with the Platform is that it proposes several Constitutional amendments that have little or no chance of passing and which will distract from the fight in the Supreme Court.


43 posted on 01/12/2008 4:00:36 PM PST by hocndoc (http://www.LifeEthics.org)
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