Pro-life attempts at the Human Life Amendment
For those who do not know the history of the pro-life movement, they may think that there was always an incremental strategy.
This is not true- in fact – from the beginning the pro-life movement has supported complete bans on abortion. It was only when these complete bans failed that incremental legislation was considered. Given this fact, complete bans are still the goal….
Here are some examples of the Human Life Amendments attempted:
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You might also be surprised that before some people, like Jesse Jackson, who later sold his soul to the abortion lobby, they supported a ban on abortion:
1974– Pro-lifers say that a resolution in favor of a human life amendment written by Jesse Jackson would be read at their meeting. (The Milwaukee Sentinel – Jul 24, 1974)
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Read more on Jackson here
April 30, 2015 at 5:57 am
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January 20, 2019 at 3:30 am
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