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STANDARDS
What a Successful Personhood Amendment Looks
Like
The possibility that you
might be supporting a faulty Personhood Amendment
(aka Human Life Amendment)
that allows 'some' unborn children to be murdered should
deserve enough of your time for you to discover the truth.
Below are some standards we believe are fundamental.
Early Personhood
Amendments, like Michigan (2006) and Colorado (2008), did
not protect all unborn children. In 2009, the Personhood
Movement is still young and still learning and is slowly changing to
do what is right. Regardless of the
strategy, tact, or style of a Personhood Amendment there are common root issues that will determine IF the
Amendment CAN BE Successful. If you are thinking about
backing, supporting, or
even writing a proposed Personhood Amendment, without doing basic research, you could be rushing into,
and encouraging others into, promoting an amendment that
allows the murder of 'some' unborn children.
Rule #1: Do Not
Murder
A Successful Amendment
defines and protects the personhood of all unborn children,
from both natural and artificial(lab) reproduction, and at all
stages of biological development, otherwise it will allow
the killing of 'some' unborn children. This is murder
and violates God's Law. The wording in a successful
amendment will be very clear and leave no doubt in its
protection of all unborn children.
You
need to be aware of a significant trend that occurred in
early Personhood Amendments through 2008 that only focused
on the definition of personhood from fertilization or
conception. This did not protect all unborn children
because it did not address babies created by asexual,
laboratory, and non-natural methods. This can be seen in
early Personhood Amendments like that of
Michigan in 2006 and
Colorado in 2008.
There's a technical
reason for not using the term "conception". The
medical term has changed in recent decades to only mean at
the time of implantation, which occurs about 8 days after
the beginning of life (fertilization).
The
use of only the term "conception" or "fertilization" in an
amendment would applies only to 'natural' man-woman creation
methods and does not address non-natural reproductive
methods at all. Such non-natural reproduction includes the
creation of embryos (babies) for experimentation, harvesting
parts, stem cell research, cloning, and in vitro
fertilization. The use of only the term "conception" in an
amendment does not cover the first 8 days of life and allows
for RU-486, "the morning after pill" and other
pharmaceutical abortions within the first week.
This is a big
problem that the Personhood Movement has now only
starting to address and can be seen in most newer generation
amendments introduced in 2009. So please be aware of
this issue in your reviews.
GOOD TERMS to Watch For:
"the term 'person' shall apply to all human beings"
― "regardless of method of reproduction, health, function, or
condition of dependency" ―
"All stages of biological
development" ― from or including "fertilization"
(the
medical term 'conception' does not include the beginning of
life). If you find
similar wording then your amendment is most likely covering
all unborn children.
ROE FACT:
If an Amendment does not cover all unborn children then it
has no hope of overturning Roe and ending abortion.
Why?
See Exceptions.
Rule #2: Be Clear &
Strong
A Successful Amendment
contains clear and strong language that does not leave any
doubt as to what it is trying to accomplish. This does
not relate to the length of the amendment but to the
accuracy and clarity of its wording. Strong language
avoids vagueness and clearly defines thus avoiding giving a
judge an opportunity to insert their own opinion.
For example, in the
personhood definition, if you are not
sure that all unborn children are included then the
Amendment might be violating Rule #1 above (Do Not Murder).
The personhood definition is so critical and important and
must be correct. Be absolutely sure, so when you take
a stand you will be taking the right stand and know why.
Rule #3: The State
Must Change its Ways
A Successful Amendment
contains language that places a mandate upon the state or
forces the state to carry out the amendment at all levels of
government. Without such wording you rely on the state
to change itself at its own pace. A strong and more
assured amendment will contain wording that does not wait
for the state to change itself but forces it to do so.
The enactment of a properly worded state Personhood Amendment
is the first task, the required foundation for personhood, but it alone
without state enforcement is not good enough to
overturn Roe and end abortion. The state must have a
track record of action in support of personhood for the
unborn. The state must have been actively treating unborn children as persons under the
law in actual practice, which would include charging murder for
the killing of an unborn child. This also includes
court nullification and/or aggressive repeal of abortion
related laws that
end with "and then you can kill the unborn child." In
order to overturn Roe and truly end legalized abortion, the
state MUST prove by its actions (laws on the books and by
murder enforcement) that they truly believe that an unborn
child is a person.
ROE FACT:
If an Amendment is not carried out in a state's actions then
they only prove in the Federal Courts that an unborn child
is not a person and thus ends any hope of overturning Roe
and ending abortion. Why?
See Enforcement.
Rule #4: It Must Be
Capable of Overturning Roe
No matter what one's
opinion on strategy and Roe v. Wade, it is clear that upon
any attempt by the state to enforce a Personhood Amendment (aka Human Life Amendment),
it will face a swift and direct challenge in Federal
Courts because it effectively ends abortion in that state and directly
challenges Roe v. Wade. Only one can survive, either
Roe or the Amendment. So a Successful Amendment
contains language that includes Rule #1, #2, and #3 and the
principles contained in
How to Overturn Roe.
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