WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would make it a separate federal crime to kill or injure a fetus during an attack on a pregnant woman. Democrats on the panel called the legislation a thinly veiled attempt to erode abortion rights.
Oh for crying out loud, why do they whine so much? Even the ones who "chose" to have a child, would they not feel heartbroken if they lost a child in such a heinous manner?
But Democrats and abortion rights groups said the real motive was to establish "fetal personhood" (search) by giving separate federal protection to a fertilized egg, embryo or fetus. "This is part of a larger cultural war that is going on," said Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, top Democrat on the committee.
Am I the only one who thinks they sound silly? They have their "rights", abortion is legal, but they will not stop until we lose every sense of humanity we still may have surrounding the unborn.
In the Roe v. Wade decision, one of the justices in the decision (or a concuring one) wrote that the ability to define personhood rested with congress according to the 16th (I think) admendment (http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.amendmentxiv.html)
So, if congress passes a law which gives personhood to the unborn, it could erode the Roe v. Wade decision.
that's kind of scary that Congress gets to decide who gets to be a person and who doesn't. What happens if the moral climate starts become more accomodating of slavery?
Of course, the way science is going, we won't have to buy and sell full-grown slaves, we can just clone them in a lab, perhaps with some animal genes in there to enhance their usefulness and to soothe their owners' tender consciences....
So, if congress passes a law which gives personhood to the unborn, it could erode the Roe v. Wade decision. Hopefully, but R v W has not followed much legal or moral logic.
Of course, the way science is going, we won't have to buy and sell full-grown slaves, we can just clone them in a lab, perhaps with some animal genes in there to enhance their usefulness and to soothe their owners' tender consciences.... Do not give them ideas!