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Question:
I've seen the Mississippi
Legislature and other states pass a ban on abortion. How is People's Initiative
23 different or even necessary?
Answer:
All legislative activity you've seen on the news to outright ban abortion can
easily be overturned by the Federal courts.
To understand the Federal Courts better let's take a look at this question: Does
a person have the right to make medical decisions for themself? The common sense
answer is obviously YES. This is a fundamental right.
At present, all courts consider abortion a medical decision, so any legislative
approach that is worded to heavily restrict or outlaw abortion will fail because
the courts view it as ‘taking away’ from a
woman's rights, a legal 'negative'.
The only way to end abortion is through a
constitutional amendment that legally recognizes unborn children as persons,
a legal 'positive'. This
grants recognition of the human rights
of unborn children and would automatically legally maneuver Federal courts into
doing
the same.
This approach frames the question properly: Should we protect unborn children
from being killed since they are human beings? The common sense answer is obviously YES.
A baby's Right to Life outweighs the mother's fundamental right to make her own medical decisions,
except when saving her own life.
Question:
How will this affect abortion in the U.S. and Roe v. Wade?
Answer:
We believe that any Federal Court challenge will legally maneuver the courts into using
Mississippi's definition of person. When this is done Roe v. Wade will easily be
overturned and a new 'federal' definition of persons that includes
unborn children will be the ‘law of the land’ automatically
outlawing their murder (abortion) in all
states.
Question:
Does this affect capital punishment?
Answer:
No. The MS constitution does not allow a People’s Initiative to change or
affect
such provisions.
Read the Full Wording
of People's Initiative 23
The Ultimate Human Life Amendment
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