Section 1: No human being in the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction
shall be deprived of the right to live, without due process of law, from the time of conception until the time
of birth.
Section 2: The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Unintended Pregnancy
Intentions are important things in life, but we don’t always get what we
want. Sometimes it is our own irresponsible behavior that gets us into
trouble, and sometimes it is the behavior of others forced upon us. The
nature of right and wrong does not change with our personal circumstances
however. There is such a thing as objective truth. For instance, let's say
that it is wrong for a person to intentionally kill the unborn daughter of
a mother who wants to keep her. Most people will agree with this premise.
Does the truth of this matter change because of the profession of the
person doing the killing? It does not, even if the person happens to be a
doctor. Well, what if the mother is unsure about her feelings toward the
unborn daughter? Is the killing acceptable then? If your answer is yes,
then what if someone thinks that you are unworthy of living? Are you then
subject to being killed?
Hitler thought that the Jews were sub-human and should be exterminated
from this earth. His thoughts did not change a wrong to a right in spite
of the laws of his land allowing him to do what he desired. The reason it
is wrong is because human beings have an inherent God-given value and they
should not be killed without a good reason. Being a Jew, a gypsie, a
homosexual, or an unborn person is not sufficient reason to allow the
killing of that person.
The issue of unintentional pregnancy must consider the underlying truth:
intentionality does not change the nature of the unborn and so should not
permit the killing of a living human being.
