How does it secure the blessings of liberty to our posterity, to those generations yet unborn, to kill them, aborting them in the womb?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Abortion contradicts the goal of securing liberty for future generations.
- In plain terms
- Abortion prevents future generations from enjoying liberty.
- What can you take from it?
- Consider unborn generations in policy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we protect future generations?
- Who counts as posterity?
Another view
Pregnant people also have claims to liberty.
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