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HeldFast's avatar

Thank you for this fact based evidence! I now feel equipped to answer the "clump of cells is not a viable person" argument DNA = Person. If only we could have rational calm respectful discussions instead of blind rage screaming opinions. I will save this for future reference.

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Surviving the Billionaire Wars's avatar

I would argue the opposite. The 14th amendment makes it clear:

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States,"

The unborn zygote, embryo or fetus has by definition not been born (or naturalized). It therefore is not yet a citizen & does not enjoy the rights or protections of citizenship.

The amendment does not state "that will be, or is expected to be, born..."

Having said that, I do wish Eric Adams' girlfriend had been denied her abortion & the world spared another woke politician. 😎

Personally, had abortions been legal in the 50s, I would not be here. Any questions I held about my status within my birth family were made abundantly clear by 1 of my 2 older sisters when I was in my early 30s.

Yet I believe a woman should be able to terminate a pregnancy within the 1st trimester, & later than that in limited situations. I had a Catholic co-worker diagnosed with stomach cancer early in her final trimester. Her choice was stark: sacrifice her life to carry to term, or terminate & start chemo immediately.

She chose to sacrifice her life, and left a bereft, single father of 4. I am sorry she is gone, but relieved to know it was her choice. I would have been horrified if she'd received a death sentence by a bunch of politicians in DC.

For Christians, there is a passage in the old testament that makes clear that God "breathes life into" the not yet born at 6 months. Food for thought.

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