| I haven't been around for awhile and I did not read all 361 posts to this thread, so I may be out of line but I voted other and my explanation is that all life is life regardless of its termination. It really doesn't start and end. As long as there is life, it's alive as we understand living. So the fetus is a living thing, as is the person carrying it. The matter that makes up the fetus is alive prior to conception, because the two beings responsible for it are alive.
This precludes removing the fetus prior to birth (forced abortion) because it's destroying life. It does not preclude capital punishment because that is a law that society creates to protect itself from those they deem unsuitable to live among people who obey laws.
As for the Supremes and the Constitution argument..... the court does not have the right to interpret any case that comes before them. All they are empowered to do is rule on each case, as it answers to the Constitution. Either each case answers one, some or all the points in the Constitution or it doesn't. And the Supremes cannot interpret it in such a way that it creates new law.
This is currently how all our courts operate. It's nearly all unconsitutional. I say nearly all, because once in awhile something is decided based upon the Constitution. A rarity that not many people seem to appreciate. They'd rather see judges change the laws they dont' like. Which is what drives the current impass over judical nominations. |