By exempting abortionists, this bill dangerously recognizes a woman's fallacious right to abortion in federal legislation. Because of this, it may even prove detrimental to our ultimate goal of securing a paramount human life amendment. The Unborn Victims of Violence Act is deceptive. This legislation is an attack on a woman's right to choose is disguised as an effort to protect pregnant women from violence. This legislation is part of a deliberate, coordinated anti-choice campaign to undermine Roe vs. Wade by endowing embryos and fetuses with 'personhood' rights.
Life is a precious thing.
It was cited by Thomas Jefferson as the very first right we should protect in the Declaration of Independence. But in recent years, the law has gotten wrapped up in technicalities and confused by radical interest groups bent on creating and ensuring spurious rights the Constitution was not written to guarantee or even recognize. The right to live is no longer guaranteed. The majority did not bring this bill to the floor to protect pregnant women. The majority brought the measure to the floor today to launch its battle to end a woman's right to choose.