While Republican candidate Mitt Romney was the only leading mainstream candidate to miss all three presidential debates hosted by Personhood USA earlier this year, his decision to keep the personhood movement at arm’s length is not shared by his running mate.continue at LifeSite
Romney’s choice for VP, Paul Ryan, is currently one of the 64 co-sponsors of the pro-personhood H.R. 212, known as the Sanctity of Human Life Act. He also co-sponsored the 2009 Sanctity of Human Life Act, H.R. 227.
The Sanctity of Human Life Act states that under “Congress’ power under section 5 of the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the United State ... the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being, and is the paramount and most fundamental right of a person” and that “the life of each human being begins with fertilization.”
“In supporting Personhood, Congressman Ryan has taken a consistent pro-life position, one that is called for by the Republican party’s own platform” remarked Gualberto Garcia Jones, J.D., Legal Analyst for Personhood USA.
The Republican party’s platform states that “we support a human life amendment to the Constitution, and we endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections apply to unborn children.”
Several major pro-life organizations in this country oppose personhood entirely.
It makes the Romney pick of Ryan all the more interesting.
By the way, Dale Ahlquist said he is not voting for the Romney/Ryan ticket. It has gotten quite a bit of feedback(more so on any other issue in the history of their magazine), mostly positive believe it or not. Gilbert Magazine is not online so I can't quote his article, but perhaps they will post it online at some point. Some conservatives did not show up to vote for McCain, and they may not this time around either.
HT PLW
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