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Originally Posted by Chicks
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Inductive reasoning becomes false analogy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlo...ence-abortion/
James Wilson, who wrote the Constitution’s preamble, weighed in on the subject of abortion law in a 1790 lecture. Quoting William Blackstone, a preeminent authority on English common law, Wilson told his audience: “In the contemplation of law, life begins when the infant is first able to stir in the womb.” Abortion, in Wilson’s view, could not be regulated by law before that time.
While Wilson and I may or may not agree on his statement, I'm sure he would profoundly disagree with the abortion on demand, abortion as birth control, abortion well into the 9th month of pregnancy, and the Governor Northam-esque post birth termination advocates in today's pro-abortionist lobby.
I also disagree with the WaPo author's statement above that "Abortion, in Wilson’s view, could not be regulated by law before that time." There's no evidence for that, and the author cannot drawn that conclusion from Wilson's one-sentence statement.
At best, Wilson was likely referring to the limits on power of the Federal Gov't. Its unlikely he would have categorically attached the same legal framework to state law, for the Constitution he helped author went on to include the 10th Amendment, which would have given the States, not the Feds, jurisdiction in such matters.