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We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all persons are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among
these are the Right to Life, that is, the
Right to not have one’s life taken from them. Therefore, the
government of the state of Mississippi shall recognize and defend
the God-given Right to Life of all persons equally in accordance
with Section 14 of the State Constitution of 1890. The
word "person" shall apply to all human beings, regardless of race,
color, creed, religion, citizenship, ancestry, national origin, sex,
age, health, function, or condition of dependency, at all stages of
biological development from fertilization until natural death.
No person shall deprive another
person of life by assisting or aiding in their suicide. No person
shall deprive an unborn person of life; provided, however, that
nothing in this amendment shall prohibit a law allowing
justification to be shown for only those medical procedures required
to prevent the death of either the pregnant woman or her unborn
offspring as long as such law requires every reasonable effort be
made to preserve the life of each.
No designated funds are
required to implement this amendment.
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