Abortion

Induced, rather than spontaneous, abortion, is homicide. Am I qualified to say this? Yes, I was a licensed and board-certified medical examiner and I had the SOLE AUTHORITY in my appointed section of my state to determine what was a homicide. Life begins at conception, it is a scientific fact. The argument that life begins when the heart beats, or when the soul enters the body, is fallacious. The argument that the body is not viable while in the womb is fallacious, as the baby is also not viable after birth, without being cared for. The argument that allows the Constitution to use “right to privacy” is fallacious, as the Constitution does not allow a crime to be committed “in privacy,” and homicide is a crime. The argument that a woman has a right of choice as to what she does to her body is fallacious, as the baby is not a part of her body, it is a genetically and immunologically distinct organism within her body.

Fact is, the right to abortion is a political issue, not a scientific one. There is no doubt that a baby is inconvenient. So are serial killers, criminals, rapists, and sex offenders. The Constitution directs that “the people” decide issues not covered by the Constitution. That could be popular vote, or congressional vote.