US693 - Constitutional Protection for the Unborn
| Life begins at conception. The unborn are entitled to due process and equal protection under the Constitution. | |
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Description
The rationale for our American Revolution was premised on the belief that government exists to protect mankind’s unalienable rights, including the right to life. This belief was later codified in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which provides that no state shall “deprive any person of life . . . without due process of law.” Ben believes life begins at conception. As a result, living – yet unborn – human lives are entitled to due process and equal protection under the U.S. Constitution.
Source: langeforcongress.com
Arguments
Life is defined as a series of components, not one, involving the following things: Organization, homeostasis, adaptation, response to stimuli, and growth. All of these things are done with a conceived embryo. Therefore, at conception, such a thing is alive. DNA proves it is not only a person, but a separate person from both of its parents. Therefore, a conceived embryo is a person, entitled to due process and equal protection as any other.
Counterarguments
I agree with the spirit of Ben's point about constitutional rights and the "personhood" of human life in the womb, but disagree that life begins at conception. Medically, life ends when the brain ceases to function. If that's true, life begins when the brain begins to function.
If having DNA proves that something is a person, what about a) All the animals we eat(which unlike embryos actually have functioning brains) and b) Should amputations be banned as well seeing as you are chopping off and killing fully functioning cells that can reproduce and contain DNA?
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