An Unborn Child Is A Human Life [Congressman John Rose Op-ed]

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By U.S. Representative John Rose (R-TN-District 6) –

An unborn child is a human life. Abortion ends that human’s life.

As the father of two young sons and one who passed away in the womb, I know first-hand that all children’s lives are very precious, whether inside or outside the womb. 

Unfortunately, Democratic Members of Congress would rather ignore this fact and instead advocate for access to abortions all the way to the moment of birth, and in some cases even after the baby is born if the attempted abortion fails to kill the baby before its actual birth.  Because of this extremism, millions of children will never walk this earth as their Creator intended. Their lives are being cut very short by those who believe the ends justify the means.

Nowhere in the Constitution does it enumerate a right to an abortion. In fact, our own Declaration of Independence says something quite different: “we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Yet proponents of abortion appear to be willing to do whatever it takes to have their way. Some are calling to burn down the Supreme Court and even the justices’ homes. In fact, Supreme Court justices are now facing protests at their homes that could easily turn violent. And the reason our justices are being subjected to these nefarious protests? For simply abiding by their oath to uphold the Constitution and interpret the law the way it is written.

Since the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, those on the right side of history have worked tirelessly in state legislatures and in Congress to secure the right to life. Now it seems that our Constitutional Republic is under attack and the fundamental respect for the rule of law has gone by the wayside, as a draft document tied to one of the most consequential cases in the history of the Supreme Court was leaked to the press.

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I have no doubt that the bad actor who leaked this document violated the law. That is why I led more than 20 House Republican Members of Congress in calling on the Department of Justice and FBI to open a criminal investigation. After nearly 30 years as an attorney, I have never seen a more radical and unethical action take place in the legal arena. The leaker intended to undermine the division of power in our government and influence the high court’s decision. They must be held criminally accountable to the full extent of the law.

Following the leak, some left-wing Members of Congress wasted no time calling for an end to the filibuster and an expansion of the Supreme Court – something that even President Biden said in 2019 would be “a very dangerous thing to do.” In fact, it would be dangerous.

All in all, the leak is a reminder to the American people that too many Democratic lawmakers have no problem legislating outside the parameters of our Constitution. These legislators, if left to their own designs, will stop at nothing until taxpayer-funded, on-demand abortions, up until and even after birth, are a permanent reality – a reality that most certainly will come at the cost of millions of irreversible, horrible tragedies and act as a stain on this great nation until we right our wrongs and become a voice for the voiceless.

About the Author: John Rose represents the 6^th District of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.