They say ignorance is bliss. The more I research, the more I'm beginning to understand how true it is.
Take this excerpt from the Roe vs. Wade Decision - the decision that led to the legalized killing of over 53 MILLION unborn humans.
"We need not resolve the difficult question of when life begins. When those trained in the respective disciplines of medicine, philosophy, and theology are unable to arrive at any consensus, the judiciary, at this point in the development of man's knowledge, is not in a position to speculate as to the answer."
I - a grown man - literally want to scream as I'm writing this. And that's saying something, because I have an extremely reserved personality. This makes me think of another quote
"You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad."
To be fair, it isn't the job of the judiciary to speculate. But the question of when a human life begins has been answered. It's no longer speculation; it's observable, scientific fact! Instead, the entire ruling was based on one word
PERSON
Another quick quote from the decision:
"A. The appellee and certain amici argue that the fetus is a "person" within the language and meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. In support of this, they outline at length and in detail the well-known facts of fetal development. If this suggestion of personhood is established, the appellant's case, of course, collapses, [410 U.S. 113, 157] for the fetus' right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the Amendment. The appellant conceded as much on reargument."
Cutting out the legal jargon, this says if an unborn human is ever considered a "person" the debate is over. The fetus would have the right to life under the constitution. But then they continue:
"On the other hand, the appellee conceded on reargument 52 that no case could be cited that holds that a fetus is a person within the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment."
*Sigh*
If you have the time, I highly recommend reading the whole decision. I honestly hadn't until writing this section, but it's made one thing clear. The Supreme Court had to stretch pretty far to come to the decision that they made.
Ultimately the decision ruled, through inaction, that the fetus was not a person and the mother was, therefore the statute that criminalized all abortions (except for saving the life of the mother) violated her "liberty" stated in the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment, which is as follows:
"...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law..."
Im going to wrap things up here because I can't take much more. I want to ask you - anyone who has the capability to reason - the question I asked in the first section again
WHEN is it okay to take a human life?
The Supreme Court has made their ruling on the subject: it is perfectly fine to take a human life... just as long as they aren't a person...
MY GOD, how stupid is that?!
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I haven't been this mad in a while, but I guess it can't be helped.
There's a lot more to the ruling and if there are any questions I'd be more than happy to try to answer them. In case you want to take a look for yourself here's the link.
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/410/113.html#tt1