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Is the Personhood Movement Really Pro-Life?

Facts4sure Wrote: Jun 22, 2012 4:55 PM

"The truth" is that the current SCOTUS will not vote to overturn Roe no matter what great argument is thrown at them. If you don't accept that as being true, then you will not accept that it is bad strategy to try. If you try to overturn Roe and fail, the further truth is that you have done far more harm than good for the pro-life movement by reaffirming Roe. Courts place heavy emphasis on precedent, especially if there are multiple layers of case law which all reach the same decision. Now that is an undeniable truth.

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Is the Personhood Movement Really Pro-Life?

One of the most controversial wings of the pro-life movement is the “personhood” effort. Championed by Personhood USA out of Colorado, its goal is to have personhood defined in law to include the unborn. Theoretically, it sounds good. Practically, it will never work and meanwhile is severely hurting the pro-life movement.

The pro-life movement does not support the personhood effort. Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum issued this statement about it, “Nearly every reputable pro-life leader has criticized the approach of the personhood amendment, which will simply give more power to pro-abortion judges.” Another statement from...

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