Sen. Rand Paul introduces ‘fetal personhood’ bill to outlaw abortion

[DonViejo]

By Eric W. Dolan
Sunday, March 17, 2013 11:25 EDT

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Friday introduced so-called “fetal personhood” legislation that would completely outlaw abortion in the United States.

The Life at Conception Act would declare that human life began at conception, providing fertilized eggs with the same legal status as born persons.

“The Life at Conception Act legislatively declares what most Americans believe and what science has long known – that human life begins at the moment of conception, and therefore is entitled to legal protection from that point forward,” Paul said in a statement. “ The right to life is guaranteed to all Americans in the Declaration of Independence and ensuring this is upheld is the Constitutional duty of all Members of Congress.”

In a fundraising video for the National Pro-Life Alliance last year, the Republican senator explained that the bill would outlaw abortion without contradicting the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Citing the ruling, Paul claimed Congress had the power to define when human life began under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

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[geek tragedy]

1. Fuck Rand Paul, and his dad, and all of his supporters. nt

[volstork]

9. No thanks

nt

[diabeticman]

2. My wife's Question: So basically if a woman has a miscarriage before she knew she was pregnant

OR even after she found out does this mean the FEDERAL government or state government will be charging the woman with murder?


Will we see cops and DAs analyzing every detail of a woman's life to see if she should be charged with first degree murder or second degree murder?


I bet the for profit prison system would love this bill.


Yes, my wife doesn't believe it will pass this time BUT she is demanding to know how many times is she going to have to worry about passage or failure because of the way some states like Mississippi are leaning toward "The Dark Ages".

[Stargazer09]

5. In other countries, yes

Some women suspected of getting an illegal abortion are sent to prison, even if they actually had a natural miscarriage.

It's a slippery slope. Did the mother take an overdose of birth control pills? An herbal tea containing a known abortifacient? Did she use a coat hanger? Or did her body just naturally reject the baby? In a world like ours today, especially in places where abortion is illegal and punishable by jail time or fines, women may have to choose between seeking health care or avoiding punishment.

It's sad that our lives mean so little to those people making the laws.

[Arkana]

3. Delusional shitsack. Fortunately, it'll never see the light of day.

[tk2kewl]

4. how libertarian of him

[Larkspur]

6. Pro-choice groups should relabel this bill "The Criminalize Miscarriage and Contracepton Bill"

because that is what it would end up doing.

[historylovr]

8. +1.

[locks]

7. Libertarians

We don't see many of those hypocritical libertarians planning to raise taxes to care for those millions of unwanted fetal persons.

[Bake]

10. And yet they call themselves constitutional conservatives ...

Obviously they know nothing about the Constitution.

Bake

[fizzgig]

11. he's such a slimy shitbag

a government so small it'll fit in my uterus.

[Aristus]

12. Let's encourage someone to add an amendment that extends "personhood" to people who have been born.

And make it illegal to deprive them of food, medical care, day care, shelter, education, and economic opportunity.

[MurrayDelph]

13. I can't wait until their heads explode when someone explains to them

that if their bill goes through, they will no longer be able to deport pregnant undocumented women because their baby is already an American.

[TexasBushwhacker]

14. SWEET!

Will men that assault a pregnant woman be charged with child abuse, which usually caries a stiffer sentence than assault of an adult?

If a pregnant woman miscarries in a car accident that was the other driver's fault, will that driver be charged with manslaughter?

[Iris]

16. I brought up your second point on DU a couple of years ago

and some actually replied that, why yes, yes, they should be charged.

[Jamaal510]

15. What a joke!

A bill to outlaw abortion? Coming from a self-described libertarian? People like him and his father ruin the meaning of the word liberty. And I'm nowhere near being a supporter of theirs, but I'll bet that even I'm more of a libertarian than both of them COMBINED. You can't honestly call yourself an advocate for freedom and/or civil liberties if you not only oppose gay rights, but also restrict what women can do with their own bodies. The only policy that the Paul family pushes that is even remotely close to libertarianism is enforcing drug laws on a state-by-state basis, rather than federally. And even that policy does not call for complete legalization of drugs.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

17. Typewriter Boy is supposed to be a doctor?

Somebody needs to tell him that a whole lot of zygotes never implant. And ectopic pregnancies. The Fallopian tube must be removed so the woman does not die when the zygote implants in the tube. Certain death without surgery.

Who's gonna pay for the Kotex Police???? They did this in some country in Central America.

He doesn't know about the children in Romanian orphanages that were doomed to never have a life, when Ceausescu outlawed abortion?

[SidDithers]

18. Where are all the #StandwithRand folks now?...nt

Sid

[great white snark]

19. Sill supporting him. His position on the one or two issues they care about hasn't changed.

[CTyankee]

20. never mind that that selfsame constitution refers to "persons born" in two places.

[warrior1]

21. where it will die in the senate

[gollygee]

22. He just flat out lies

Most people don't believe that, and science hasn't "long known" it either. It is his opinion. Not just his, but it isn't the opinion of "most people" either. Most people are pro-choice to some extent or another.