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Jefferson, Indiana County, PA April 24, 2012 Election
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Constitutional protections for the Right to Life.

By James Mark "Jim" Brown

Candidate for State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 66; Republican Party

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Right to Life
The US Constitution reminds us that we agreed: "No person shall... be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.... nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law; nor deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

Again, the Pennsylvania Constitution reiterates in Section 1 . Inherent Rights of Mankind All men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness.

Have we forgotten who people are? No, person-hood begins when a person is conceived and it does not depart until God determines. Life is a gift from God and it belongs to Him. It would be morally wrong to take human life outside of God's will. Both Old and New Testaments are explicit in God's commands on this issue.

How then can government make legal what God has made immoral? That is one thing I don't understand. Unless we have politicians that do not fear God we should be a Commonwealth that is pro-life, just like our Constitutions say that we are.

The Right to Life will be a top priority for me this coming term in the legislature.

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