Abortion is an issue of life and death, rather than a choice of disposal, according to the Pro-Life movement. Life is precious, and the genocide of humans, even the unborn, is unacceptable in a society that claims to be humane, and concerned with protecting lives.
Each year pro-life groups "March for Life," and this year on the January 22 anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, the theme is "personhood."
Unborn babies are children at the earliest stage of life. Persons. And the right to life must be afforded to the unborn no differently than it is to all Americans.
The "personhood" movement has reached into 32 states, and the introduction of personhood statutes is on the rise. The goal is to end abortion in America, state by state.
While I agree with the movement from a moral point of view, I wish to add that the Roe v. Wade opposition should also recognize the illegal nature of the Supreme Court decision as well.
Justice Sotomayor, during her nomination period, stated she agreed the judiciary cannot set policy (make law). But when people discuss the Roe v. Wade ruling they indicate that it was Roe v. Wade that made abortion legal across the United States.
Isn't that the judiciary making law?
Roe v. Wade overturned a state law that outlawed abortion in the state of Texas, a perfectly constitutional law, at that. There is no authority given in the U.S. Constitution for the federal government to even have an opinion on the issue, much less make abortion legal nationwide because of the decision of judges willing to review a case they had no business even entertaining.
While I agree that life begins at conception, and the personhood movement is a step in the right direction, we must also continue to remember that the Constitution is the solution for what ails America, and based on the U.S. Constitution, Roe v. Wade was an unlawful decision.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
'Personhood' to be theme at 2010 Roe anniversary - World Net Daily
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