Congressman Eric Burlison introduces the 'Life at Conception Act'

[In It to Win It]

https://www.newstalkkzrg.com/2025/01/24/congressman-eric-burlison-introduces-the-life-at-conception-act/

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Eric Burlison introduced the Life at Conception Act, to affirm the fundamental right to life for every human being, born and unborn. This landmark legislation declares that unborn children are “persons” under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing their right to life to be legally recognized and protected.

“Every life is a sacred gift from God, deserving of dignity and protection from the moment of conception,” said Congressman Burlison. “The Life at Conception Act uses Congress’ constitutional authority to define personhood, fulfilling our moral and legal obligation to safeguard the lives of the unborn.“

The 14th Amendment states, “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” The Life at Conception Act ensures this promise applies to the unborn, recognizing them as persons with equal protection under the law.

Congressman Burlison pointed out that the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade but left unresolved the vital question of personhood. “This Act fills that gap by making it clear that unborn children are human beings entitled to protection under the Constitution,” he said.

[sakabatou]

1. He's making a fetus have more right than a grown person.

[Bettie]

12. Certainly more rights than any woman

and it's not just a fetus, it's a fertilized egg...menstruation is murder!

[Aviation Pro]

2. Yep, a zygote is a person

What a fucking moron. Tell you what, simp, go implant a uterus in you and self-inseminate yourself.

[Solly Mack]

3. Fuck him. Fuck his god.

[ratchiweenie]

4. Child support, TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, all begin at conception. How the govt gonna pay for it? How men gonna pay for it?

[NYC Liberal]

5. If they're people, then they can be considered trespassing and stand-your-ground laws apply.

Let's take this to the logical conclusion of right-wing insanity.

[JCMach1]

6. Unconstitutional, can't be citizens until born

[unblock]

9. you don't have to be a citizen to be a legal "person"

Foreign tourists have the rights of "persons" the minute they enter America.

Also, while those born in America automatically become citizens, this is not limiting. They can't prevent those born in American from being citizens, but that doesn't mean they can't grant citizenship to others.

That being said, the whole concept of fetal personhood is idiotic.

[dalton99a]

7. NEXT: GOP Congressman introduces 'Life at Ejaculation Act'

[durablend]

11. Our side already proposed that

[unblock]

8. Then women have a right to kill their fetus, just as they have a right to defend themselves from harm by any person.

Pregnancy causes damage and pain and serious risks and is even lethal in some cases even with the best medical care.

I'm allowed to shoot and kill anyone I reasonably think might put me in such danger. I don't even have to be correct in that assessment, it only has to be reasonable. In stand your ground states, I may not even have to consider a less lethal alternative.

Fetal personhood is stupid, but it doesn't change this argument. You *still* have to completely ignore the woman's perspective and rights to come to the conclusion that abortion is even immoral, never mind something that should be illegal.

[Norrrm]

10. Life begins at first breath. Genesis 2.7 breath of life

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218585472#post2

Life begins at first breath. Genesis 2.7 breath of life
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Life begins at conception? - Bible verses KJV

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[CurtEastPoint]

13. look at this freak...out of view of the photo is his tiny hand on his tiny dick making babies in his fist

[Buckeyeblue]

14. So citizenship will be decided at conception?

[Vinca]

15. Tell Mr. Burlison, this is why God made dildos. So women don't have to risk being terrorized by people like him.

WTF don't these people get about mind your own fucking business?????????

[LeftInTX]

19. "God made dildos" Phrase of the week!

[mr715]

16. Life

clearly begins at erection.

[LeftInTX]

17. Then, don't do that!!

[mr715]

18. How the hell am I supposed to wake up?

Its biology damnit

[mwmisses4289]

22. Wasn't there recently

a Dem politician somewhere who proposed that very bill, "life begins at erection act"?
(Can't remember if it was local, state or Congess).

[mwmisses4289]

20. Great!

Based on this idiots pretzel twisting illogical, that means if a fetus causes it's mother's death, murder charges can be filed against it. There is plenty of precedent for charging persons who are legally children with very serious crimes.

[Meowmee]

21. How about the life before conception act 😹

[Retrograde]

23. A large percentage of fertilized ova never

make it all the way to birth. Aside from spontaneous miscarriages (will these women be charged with murder?), there are chimeras and other oddities where one embryo absorbs the other and ends up carrying both sets of DNA: can such a person be charged with pre-natal murder? Then there are identical twins and conjoined twins who form from one fertilized ovum: since the "soul" is formed at conception, does that make each one half a person? Or does one get the whole personhood, making the other a non-person?

I recently read Carl Zimmer's "She Has Her Mother's Laugh", a survey of current thought about genetics and heredity, and it's more complicated than one learns in high school - or used to learn: I often wonder if biology is still taught.