Hi John,
U.S. citizens are in an uproar over the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case in the U.S. Supreme Court, which may overturn Roe v. Wade. Did you know that Pacific Justice Institute filed an Amicus Curiae (“Friend of the Court”) Brief with the Supreme Court in late 2021 in this case? Here are some highlights:
“Before the Civil War, the relationship of masters to their slaves was defined in state law and by the U.S. Supreme Court. Slaves were the lawful property of their owners who could abuse and even kill them with impunity. . . .
It is repugnant to the principles enshrined in the Thirteenth Amendment to allow a mother to treat her child in utero as a slave and to end its life, either before or after her child’s viability outside the womb. As abortion treats the fetus as a slave, the mother is prohibited from aborting by the Thirteenth Amendment. . . .
All of these incidents and definitions of slavery apply to abortion:
- Fetuses are treated as the property of the mother.
- Fetuses, when aborted, are treated as slaves of their mothers and put in the most severe involuntary servitude. This is prohibited by the Thirteenth Amendment.
- Fetuses have no power to speak for themselves or to fight for their own liberty.
- Fetuses do not have the power to control their own lives but may be killed by the one who owns them, without penalty...
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A fetus has no choice about whether it comes into existence. A mother bringing her fetus to term is acting involuntary servitude to the child. However, a mother aborting her fetus is acting in her own interests; instead of acting in the child’s best interests, the aborting mother puts her fetus in unwilling, involuntary servitude to her own, perceived best interests. . . .
Slavery and abortion also have the following things in common, both:
- while objectively evil, are/were considered a "positive good" by advocates; and
- are/were profitable (Southern society was based upon slavery and there is a huge abortion "industry" today that, additionally, profits from the sale of aborted baby organs).
We further argue that the U.S. Supreme Court should rule that the abortion-homicide authorized by Roe violates the Thirteenth Amendment prohibition against the enslavement of human beings because a mother can kill her preborn child with impunity—that an aborting mother's Court-defined relationship to her child is one of master to slave, of an owner to her property.”
PJI summarized the brief by requesting that the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.
For over 25 years, PJI has championed the rights of the pre-born, giving a voice to the voiceless and defending those who cannot defend themselves. Would you pray for our country and consider a generous donation today to equip PJI to protect and defend those most at risk in American society?
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Running the Race,
Brad Dacus
Founder and President, Pacific Justice Institute
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