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...the Supreme Court determined that the unborn counted as less than a full person and therefore had no rights. Since Jan. 22, 1973 more than 48 million Americans have been aborted; and today one in four pregnancies end in abortion.

But Roe v. Wade did more than just give women a right to choose abortion; it subverted the 14th Amendment and trampled on the document that we hold so dear. It created a culture of irresponsibility that adversely affected American culture and the rule of law; and it instilled an idea in an entire generation who will never be swayed in the face of logic or reason.

But the wrongs of the past are beginning to be rectified. As the illegal activity by abortion centers and the horrendous truth behind abortion has been revealed, public support for abortion has waned. As the effects of an abortion on a woman's mental and physical health and the potentially fatal consequences associated with abortion have become known, abortion as a topic has become taboo in civil discourse.

This is finally beginning to be reflected in the law.

Today, an assault on a pregnant woman is counted as an assault on two people. So hypothetically, if a pregnant woman is murdered on her way to an abortion center, her attacker would be charged with two counts of homicide. But if she had succeeded in making it to the abortion center and aborting the child; she would have gotten taxpayer money from the federal government.

In 2003, the Supreme Court upheld Congressional legislation that banned the procedure known as intact dilation and extraction. Intact dilation and extraction, better known as partial birth abortion, is a type of abortion procedure in which the fetus is partially delivered and then killed:

The fetus is turned to a breech position, if necessary, and the doctor pulls one or both legs out of the birth canal, causing what is referred to by some people as the 'partial birth' of the fetus. The doctor subsequently extracts the rest of the fetus, usually without the aid of forceps, leaving only the head still inside the birth canal. An incision is made at the base of the skull, scissors are inserted into the incision and opened to widen the opening, and then a suction catheter is inserted into the opening. The brain is suctioned out, which causes the skull to collapse and allows the fetus to pass more easily through the birth canal. The placenta is removed and the uterine wall is vacuum aspirated using a suction curette.

The landmark decision Gonzales v. Carhart essentially determined that an unborn  child is counted as a full person once he reaches the third trimester of a pregnancy. Thus, that child has a right to life and is afforded all the protections that more developed humans like you, me, and a newborn infant enjoy. 

But more importantly, the decision has raised some important questions. Why the third trimester? What is the difference between a newborn baby and a third trimester fetus? After all, Medical technology has advanced to the point that babies born prematurely, as early as 24 or 25 weeks, have a chance at life.

Why the third trimester? What is the difference between the third trimester and the second? Or between the second and the first?

The duty of the present generation is to protect and preserve both the past and the future. We have already lost an entire generation of Americans; let us not lose another.

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