American Life League: Judie Brown's Weekly Commentary.Subjectivity, Viewed Objectively WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Judie Brown of the American Life League: Subjective judgment is the self-centered way of thinking that saddled our country with legalized abortion. That happened in 1973, when seven male Supreme Court justices turned a blind eye to objective science and rational argument and instead tried to "feel the pain" of pregnant women who felt like they were being "saddled" with babies who just didn't fit into their personal plans. Given the fact that subjective judgment has led to the slaughter of tens of millions of babies, you'd think pro-lifers would be extremely hesitant to employ it themselves. But the Unborn Victims of Violence Act The Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-212) is a United States law which recognizes a "child in utero" as a legal victim, if he or she is injured or killed during the commission of any of over 60 listed federal crimes of violence. passed by Congress is just the most recent proof that even the best-intentioned among us are capable of exchanging objective principle for the subjective promise of "feeling good" about ourselves. This new piece of legislation is being promoted as a bold and clever way to begin conferring personhood per·son·hood n. The state or condition of being a person, especially having those qualities that confer distinct individuality: "finding her own personhood as a campus activist" on the child in the womb womb n. See uterus. womb uterus. , by criminalizing the act of injuring a pregnant woman's baby, during the commission of a crime. But examine it objectively and you'll find the baby's personhood still hinges on the mother's feelings and intentions toward her baby -- not on the child's intrinsic value Intrinsic Value 1. The value of a company or an asset based on an underlying perception of the value. 2. For call options, this is the difference between the underlying stock's price and the strike price. as a human being. An unborn baby could survive a criminal assault on Tuesday, but lose his life at an abortion mill on Wednesday. If we really care about the rights of babies in the womb, we have to avoid laws that allow others -- even mothers -- to determine the value of life, and promote laws which objectively state the inherent right to life of every person. At least, that's my subjective judgment on the matter. American Life League is the nation's largest pro-life educational organization with more than 375,000 supporting families. http://www.all.org MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here http://tbutton.prnewswire.com/prn/11690X22193835 |
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