[Gelato]

Man has never had the authority to determine the value of life.

To claim otherwise denies the very premise of our Declaration of Independence, the basis for American law and justice.

[JeffAtlanta]

Man has never had the authority to determine the value of life. To claim otherwise denies the very premise of our Declaration of Independence, the basis for American law and justice.

Oh boy. First of all, the Declaration of Independence has no force of law. Secondly, the constitution allowed slavery and slaves to be counted as 3/5ths of a person.