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Mr.Bill

(24,244 posts) Tue May 3, 2022, 02:08 PM May 2022

I wonder if any judge has ever considered

That the framers of the constitution did not consider an unborn fetus to have the same status as a live baby since they clearly said to be a citizen you had to be BORN in the United States. They definitely had a specific idea about the timeline.

I'm no legal expert, but I think there is an argument to be made.

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I wonder if any judge has ever considered (Original Post) Mr.Bill May 2022 OP

That wasn't decided until 1868 JustAnotherGen May 2022 #1

Life starts at first breath. That's why they Emile May 2022 #2

And the bible. Delmette2.0 May 2022 #3

The focus of the decision is not on when life begins onenote May 2022 #4

JustAnotherGen

(31,781 posts)

1. That wasn't decided until 1868

Reply to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2022, 02:14 PM

May 2022

And a clause in the 14th Amendment. Framers didn't view black human beings - as human beings.

Technically - we didn't even get that full citizenship until 1964.