"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish
Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, ..., promote the
general Welfare, and..."
OK, that's the relevant opening... "General Welfare" is NOT promoted by denial of a medical procedure that would prevent a woman from dying. Such a death would certainly disrupt "domestic Tranquility" within her family and possibly within the community as a whole.
According to pro-life Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) “Abortion is not about health care and neither is this bill. The right to life is our most precious and fundamental right and this right begins at conception. It is unconscionable and feckless for Democrats to legislate unlimited on demand abortions through all nine months of pregnancy. Not only is this bill an attack on humanity, it is anti-science. I will always stand for the sanctity of life, give a voice to the voiceless, and protect the unborn,”
So we have a question of "LIFE" -- we know the Bible says BIRTHRIGHT begins when the first portion of the fetus exits the womb in a natural way. So there is no "BIRTHRIGHT" bestowed on a fetus. Furthermore, if someone attacked the mother and the fetus died, it is to be treated as property and the father is to be compensated for the loss -- it is NOT murder ... at least not according to the Bible. Moreover, the Bible actually recommends or mandates abortion in several cases... one is when the woman passes off the lover's fetus as her husband's.
Those who wave the Bible condemn their souls by denial of the Bible on this issue. Look around at all the pro-lifers who volunteer to go to hell for eternal torment.
NEXT is the fetus a "person"? Constitutionally....NO!
How do we know...? Take a look at the basis of taxes and apportionment of representatives as originally stated...
"(Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which
may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be
determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to
Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other
Persons.)"
"whole Number of free Persons" -- if a fetus is a person, the Constitution mandates it be counted as part of the Census enumeration process. If it is not a person, it does not get counted. A fetus is NOT counted -- so is not a person or... or the Federal and State governments have illegally omitted them from the enumeration process. THE SCOTUS MUST DETERMINE THIS QUESTION BEFORE RULING ON ABORTION. If a fetus is not a person, it is an organic growth -- same as cancer, tumor, cist, or any other medical growth.
Possibly the laws need to be changed to have citizenship start at conception. That too can get interesting... After all, if a fetus is a person, then it must have citizenship...it must have rights -- and be counted for welfare or other benefits.
Senator Kevin Cramer was quoted saying the fetus was worth the mother's life -- an assertion consistent with pro-lifer since 1973. However, the Cramer quote has been branded false -- abortion would be allowed for rape, incest, or a threat to the mother's life... the latter could occur in the final days of pregnancy so abortion should be legal up to birth (when the fetus would not be viable -- were it, a C-section, not abortion would be performed.)
Those opposing abortion through the full term are basically saying kill the mother in month nine.
Pro-lifers are PRO-DEATH and that is proven by their opposition to medical care for pregnancy... and a period thereafter. They love to see babies sick or die for want of medical care ... doubt it? Ask what law they promote to ensure proper care from conception to a year after birth. {BOTH mom and child/chldren}
Watch where they are quiet on medical care, housing, and other needs... THEY LIKE HARDSHIP & DEATH ... they want more to witness....