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Fetal personhood and the Republican party

Posted 10/8/24

While it is true that Trump has publicly supported IVF and abortions under certain circumstances, he finds it politically expedient. It is also true that he told a pro-life Christian group, “In …

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letter to the editor

Fetal personhood and the Republican party

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While it is true that Trump has publicly supported IVF and abortions under certain circumstances, he finds it politically expedient. It is also true that he told a pro-life Christian group, “In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.”

If this is a circle you find hard to square, you only need to look at the Republican platform for clarification.

 “We believe that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees that no person can be denied Life or Liberty without Due Process, and that the States are, therefore, free to pass Laws protecting those rights.”

Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma and South Carolina already have fetal personhood laws on the books, and 15 others have legislation in motion recognizing fetal personhood. There are at least two Supreme Court justices that have openly expressed interest in pursuing fetal personhood as a legal concept, as well as using the Comstock Act to prevent the interstate sale of abortion equipment or medications.

So, what would recognition of fetal personhood mean? It would effectively outlaw abortion from conception. This has already started in Alabama when a judge ruled against IVF.

Fetal personhood would mean that IVF, IUD, mifepristone and miscarriages blamed on the mother would become criminal offenses.

So, if this sounds good to you, vote for your Republican representative and make their pro-life agenda a reality.

Ron Day
Milford, PA

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