NO ON 26: The New Battle on Abortion. It's Moral and Constitutional Violations.

The state of Mississippi has proposed a constitutional amendment (amendment 26) to face the voters on Nov. 8. It's new definition of "Personhood" would make basically all forms of abortion considered murder and therefore illegal. My response is mainly to things said in this New York Times article. It also gives good background information on the Yes On 26 campaign. This debate is not restricted to Mississippi, but starting to sweep the United States, even on the federal level. Here are some reasons to consider voting no.
1. Even if you are against abortion, for religious or nonreligious beliefs, know that religion is not a reason to justify law in the United States. As a democracy, our constitution states the separation of church and state. We base the values behind our law on the lawmakers' and the voters' individual beliefs, not on a religion. This is why it would be unconstitutional to ban abortion for the reason Brad Prewitt, executive director of the Yes On 26 campaign, has given. He stated, "Personhood is bigger then just shutting abortion clinics; it's an opportunity for people to say that we're made in the image of God." By bringing up "God" he is clearly trying to appeal to the religious crowd. He is saying abortion is wrong because its aborting someone "made in the image of God". He believes it's wrong ultimately because of "God". If he and many other American's find abortion against their religion, when they have to make the choice they can choose to not have an abortion. However, it is unconstitutional to impose that religious belief onto everyone. Voting no would be keeping our original value of separation of Church and State.
2. If abortion is to become illegal, then doctors would be hesitant to save women with life threatening pregnancies. I believe in all cases it's more important to save the pregnant mom, then try and save the embryo. If the mother dies, its very likely that the embryo she was carrying will die too. Simply because it doesn't have a support system to keep it alive anymore. It's not ready to function on its own, hence it wasn't "born" yet. So by not saving the mother, you are probably going to kill the mother and the embryo. If you save the mother even if it means harming the embryo you have only killed the embryo, not the mother and the embryo. Also doctors have a number one responsibility to try their best to save lives. We do not value one life over the other, so by not destroying the embryo that is killing the mother, they have assisted in the murder of the mother.
3. Stare Decisis (let the law stand). In Roe v. Wade (1973), the Supreme Court of the United States "deemed abortion a fundamental right under the United States Constitution, thereby subjecting all laws attempting to restrict it to the standard of strict scrutiny." It speaks for itself that the Supreme Court, highest law in the United States, values abortion as a "fundamental right". It subjects all laws against abortion to be closely watched. I hope as Americans you all closely watch Yes On 26 and decide if you want a law making it murder if someone aborts the baby that results from a rape or incest, or an embryo made in a lab. A law that makes some birth control illegal and murder as well. Since when are we classifying the right to one's body in the same category as shooting a gun through someone else's chest?