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Old 08-16-2007, 08:09 AM   #1
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A fetus must be given birth to, to have his/her own rights. But as long as he/she must depend on a woman's body to live, said woman has overriding rights.
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Exactly. If a Mexican woman is in the US, and is pregnant, the fetus is not an American citizen. It only becomes an American citizen when it is born.

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No, ownership... just like a mini-slave. That's why the courts have ruled to limit the 4th amendment for kids.
Doesn't that infringe on its inalienable rights? How can you defend an ammendment that limits these rights?


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Unfortunately, the current legal climate favors the female alone, my suggestion sought only to level that field for both equal parents.
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How would it do that?
Cut the baby in half while still in utero.
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Old 08-16-2007, 09:26 AM   #2
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Cut the baby in half while still in utero.
You are so wise King Sol...Spexxvet.
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Old 08-16-2007, 11:02 AM   #3
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Doesn't that infringe on its inalienable rights? How can you defend an amendment that limits these rights?
You've got it backwards. The 4th amendment does help protect inalienable rights. The supreme court has decided that children do not have that 4th amendment protection.
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