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Can Abortion Be Justified?

Abortion ends a human life.

One of the major arguments used in an attempt to justify abortions surrounds the right of a woman to do whatever she wants to do with her own body.  Is an unborn baby actually a part of a woman's body or is the baby a separate individual attached to the mother's body for life support and nourishment?

There are some facts concerning this argument that even a layman can understand:

• The blood type of the unborn child may be different from the mother and the body cannot function with two different blood types.

• The genetic markers (cells) of the unborn baby are genetically distinct from the mother

• There is a good possibility the unborn child will be a male, obviously the mother is female

• There are cases where the unborn child has died and the mother survived

• There are cases where the mother died and the unborn child survived

In the case of People of the State of Calif v. Scott Lee Peterson, Scott Peterson was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife.  Since his wife was pregnant, her death also resulted in the death of their unborn child.  Mr. Peterson was convicted on two counts of murder, one for his wife and one for his unborn child.  There should be no doubt that the legal system in this case considered an unborn baby to be a person and a separate individual.

Should A Human Ovum Be Granted Legal Personhood?

A human ovum in and of itself is no more than a female germ cell or egg. It is not a "person" and should not be granted "legal personhood". Since we are including the word "human" here, that would seem to grab the conscious of some people and make them think that we were talking about a human life, not a "human ovum".

Human reproduction cannot take place using only a female ovum any more successfully than it can by using only male sperm. It takes both.

In order to determine an approximate due date in a pregnancy, the doctor normally counts forward 40 weeks from the woman's last menstrual period. This means that the woman's last period is actually counted as part of her pregnancy when she actually wasn't pregnant.

Since I am not a doctor or biologist, I had to get some expert advice on this topic and I chose the Mayo Clinic and according to them, pregnancy begins with a fertilized egg (ovum). When the egg or ovum and sperm unite, they form a one-celled entity called a "zygote", so you see, it isn't called an "ovum" anymore. The chromosomes in the zygote contain genetic material that will determine the baby's sex, eye and hair color, height, etc.

Should Protestors Be Banned From Military Funerals?

Protesting military funerals is disrespectful

In May 2006, President Bush signed into law the "Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act", which limited protests near certain military funerals. Here is a portion of that law:

"Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act - Prohibits a demonstration on the property of a cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration or on the property of Arlington National Cemetery unless the demonstration has been approved by the cemetery superintendent or the director of the property on which the cemetery is located.

Prohibits, with respect to such a cemetery, a demonstration during the period beginning 60 minutes before and ending 60 minutes after a funeral, memorial service, or ceremony is held, any part of which demonstration: (1) takes place within 150 feet of a road, pathway, or other route of ingress to or egress from such cemetery property and includes, as part of such demonstration, any individual willfully making or assisting in the making of any noise or diversion that disturbs or tends to disturb the peace or good order of the funeral, memorial service, or ceremony; or (2) is within 300 feet of such cemetery and impedes the access to or egress from such cemetery."

In the final decision about whether or not to punish those who would protest a military funeral, we must first determine when protesting at or near a funeral service ceases to be "freedom of speech" and starts infringing on a person's "right to privacy".

Was The Supreme Court Correct In Roe v Wade?

Did the Supreme Court Make A Mistake?

The entire foundation of the Roe v. Wade court case was a lie, as has since been admitted to by Norma McCorvey (Roe). Norma McCorvey was 21 years old, pregnant and scared. Abortions in the state of Texas were against the law and Ms. McCorvey didn't have the money to get an illegal abortion.

By the way, this was Ms. McCorvey's third pregnancy.

In 1970, Norma McCorvey, a doctor by the name of Hallford, and a couple called John and Mary Doe filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of all women in similar situations, with all three cases being thrown out and the Texas law being reaffirmed.

Norman McCorvey testified that she had been raped by two men and later recanted that testimony by saying that she had gotten pregnant by her boyfriend.

Ms. McCorvey gave birth to her child and put the child up for adoption. Today, there is a woman alive and well, who could have very well been the first legal abortion in the state of Texas.

Even though Norma McCorvey had given birth to her child, she filed an appeal of her case to the United States Supreme Court.

Her case was heard by the Supreme Court the same day another case filed by a woman from Georgia was heard. Attorneys argued before the Supreme Court that the Georgia and Texas laws were unconstitutional in that they both infringed on a woman's right to privacy.

American Flag: Love It Or Burn It

U. S. Flag - Symbol of Freedom

The concern for protecting our American flag and the debate over flag desecration has been going on since the end of the Civil War.

It became such an issue of concern that 48 states passed laws making flag desecration illegal. Most of these state statutes made it illegal to deface our American flag in any way, using the flag for advertising purposes, publicly burning, spitting on, or otherwise showing disrespect for the flag.

In 1907 our U. S. Supreme Court upheld these state laws with an 8 to 1 ruling in a case where a Nebraska bottling company owner sold a bottle of beer with the American flag printed on the label.

The decision of the Supreme Court reads, in part:

"For that flag every true American has not simply an appreciation, but a deep affection. No American, nor any foreign-born person who enjoys the privileges of American citizenship, ever looks upon it without taking pride in the fact that he lives under this free government."  (Source: U. S. Supreme Court - Halter v. Nebraska)

In 1968, our U. S. Congress passed the "Federal Flag Desecration Law" in response to a flag burning incident in protest of the Viet Nam war.

So, up until 1968 our American flag was highly respected, appreciated and protected, but that was soon to change.

Should Religious Organizations Participate In Politics?

Religious organizations and politics

If we mean that government should not respect one religion over another, that answer is pretty clear in the Constitution. If we actually mean, that someone who is a Christian should not run for public office, then the answer would be - that's totally ridiculous.

In 1796, George Washington said a prayer at Valley Forge and in that prayer, I think he put everything in perspective. Here is a portion of that prayer:

"Bless O Lord the whole race of mankind, and let the world be filled with the knowledge of Thee and Thy Son, Jesus. Of all dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens."

"To the distinguished character of a Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of a Christian."

Here is a portion of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address given on March 4, 1865:

"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."