The Fetal Right to Life Argument by C Paul Smith

The Fetal Right to Life Argument by C Paul Smith

Roe v. Wade (1973) is probably the most important Supreme Court case in the last fifty years. It has affected how the Constitution is interpreted, driven changes in laws, and continues to be a lightning rod in political debate.

Roe v. Wade is a complex case that established a woman's right to privacy and a right to control her own body, which was good. But the Supreme Court also held that a fetus has no right to life and is not a person under the Constitution. That latter finding was a colossal error, an abuse of power, and an act of social activism.

The egregious flaws in Roe can be corrected with a fetal right to life amendment to the Constitution. Although Congress has not seriously entertained this in forty years, it would still be the right thing to do. Restoring the fetal right to life would require weighing the right to an abortion against the fetal right to life.

We should never forget that Roe was a moral travesty that established a reprehensible and barbaric practice of killing defenseless human beings. We should acknowledge the flawed legal rationale used by the Court, and correct the problem. The good parts of Roe do not have to come at the expense of the fetal right to life.

C. Paul Smith is an experienced trial lawyer in Maryland, where he has practiced law for 40 years, beginning in 1978. He graduated from the J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University in 1978, after also receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree there in English in 1974. Paul is married to Terry Thompson Smith, and together they have twelve children and 35 grandchildren.

Paul has operated a general law practice, handling primarily civil matters in state and federal courts, including family law, real estate, bankruptcy, personal injury, wills and estates and probate matters. Paul was elected Frederick City Alderman (2006-2009) and was elected Vice President of the Board of County Commissioners of Frederick County (2010-2014). He has been an active leader in the Boy Scouts of America for 45 years, and he was awarded the Silver Beaver Award in 2013. He coached youth baseball and basketball teams for many years.

Paul has served in many positions with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including bishop, high councilor, stake young men's president, stake mission preparation teacher, ward young men's president, scoutmaster (5 times), missionary to France (1970-72), and most recently (2017-2018) with his wife Terry as full-time missionaries in the Texas Ft. Worth Mission.

Paul has authored several books: The Fetal Right to Life Argument (1977); I Will Send My Messenger (1988, 2019); The State of the Constitution (2002); The Life of J. Russel Smith (2016); and The State of the Constitution--2017 (2017). For several years Paul also published the newsletter, Constitutional Law Updates (2001-2017).

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ISBN 13	9781480896024
ISBN 10	1480896020
Title	The Fetal Right to Life Argument
Author	C Paul Smith
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Archway Publishing
Year published	2020-11-13
Number of pages	160
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