Part 15: The Death of a Child
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God’s Law and the Constitution.
The Constitution is a short document best defined by what it does not do. It does not attempt to state God’s law. It is not a Bible or an inspired scripture. It is not a comprehensive statement of the Law, but leaves to the States and “the People” the enactment of other laws. It is not a statement of the general power of government over the people, but a statement of limitations of power. It is not a philosophical document but a practical outline for how a federal government is to work.
There is no right to abortion stated in the Constitution. There is no right to privacy or autonomy stated in the Constitution. Specifically granted rights include such matters as the right to vote, the right to a jury trial, the right to equal protection of the laws, the right to due process, and the right to be free from search except for probable cause. Nowhere in the Constitution is there a clause stating that judges may create rights consistent with the moral or philosophical principles they may hold. Indeed, Madison in the Federalist Papers makes clear that such power without the checks and balances of a limited Constitution would lead to tyranny.
