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A Right to Life Political Questionnaire for potential Candidates
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   Personhood Pro-Life, Pro-Family Organizations -> 'The Personhood Imperative'

The following questionnaire was adapted from the Gun Rights Political Questionnaire by David Codrea.

Please help me out by suggesting any potential rewording of any of the questions. I'd like to keep it at just 10 questions, so it is as pointed and specific as possible, in addition to not providing any excuses for candidates who don't fill it out, because it's too long. Finally, I'm trying to cover the biggest points of controversy, not every point, for the same reasons mentioned earlier.

 

1. Do you believe that the Constitution is the "supreme law of the land" and that both the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights acknowledge our birthrights?

2. If so, should these rights be proactively protected from infringement by all levels of government, including city, county and state?

3. Please give some examples of abortion laws or exceptions in prolife/personhood laws you consider constitutional.

4. Please give some examples of abortion laws or exceptions in prolife/personhood laws you consider unconstitutional.

5. Does the right to life include the personhood of every child yet to be born, from the moment of biological inception?

6. Do you believe that a child conceived in rape is no less a person than any other American and has the same right to life, and will you use the prestige of elected office to publicly promote that right?

7. Do you support or oppose the right to life of the mother, the child or any dependent person when there are any health complications? Why? (I'm still not satisfied with the wording of this question, but it's the best I can do right now.)

8. Do you support or oppose any restrictions on the right to life or the personhood of every child yet to be born, from the moment of biological inception? Why?

9. What specific abortion laws or exceptions in prolife/personhood laws will you work to get repealed?

10. If elected, will you back your words of support for prolife rights up with consistent actions? How?

 

Some suggestions from Tues. night's call, which I've already tried to implement, as best I can:

Change the word fertilization to biological inception.

Change the word rape to something easier to agree with, such as child conceived by rape, is no less than another. In other words, try to make it obviously easy to agree with.

Change the wording to include those who are dependent on others, young children, Terry Schiavo, etc., not just the unborn.

Posted 2009-10-29 6:02 AM (#26679) By: rapndiamond


I was on A.L.L.'s website earlier and decided to change the wording of Question 7.

 

7. Do you support or oppose the right to life of every human being without regard to age, health or condition of dependency? Why?



Edited by rapndiamond 2009-11-02 2:14 PM
Posted 2009-11-02 2:12 PM (#27038 - in reply to #26679) By: rapndiamond


I would consider adding the word "national" at the end of Question 2. Although it might seem redundant ("all levels of government"), there are some that think that the protection of life of innocent human beings is not a national responsibility, (despite the Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States).
Posted 2009-11-02 5:52 PM (#27047 - in reply to #26679) By: Gregory


Greg and team, thank you for your stand for God, life and liberty.  You are appreciated  !!!!!!!
Posted 2009-11-03 6:02 AM (#27087 - in reply to #27047) By: johnmadams


bttt
Posted 2009-12-10 7:37 PM (#30113 - in reply to #27087) By: rapndiamond


rapndiamond - 2009-10-29 8:02 AM

1. Do you believe that the Constitution is the "supreme law of the land" and that both the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights acknowledge our birthrights?

1.  Do you believe that the Constitution is the "supreme law of the land" and that the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights acknowledge our birthrights?

Just my 2¢.  I thought the word "constitution" should be repeated. 

Posted 2009-12-11 5:36 AM (#30134 - in reply to #26679) By: MaryAnnH


Here's an updated version that takes into account everyone's suggestions and is designed to be easily copied and pasted:

 

1. Do you believe that the Constitution as amended is the "supreme law of the land" and that the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and the Bill of Rights acknowledge our birthrights?

2. If so, should these rights be proactively protected from infringement by all levels of government, including city, county, state and federal?

3. Please give some examples of abortion laws or exceptions in prolife/personhood laws you consider constitutional.

4. Please give some examples of abortion laws or exceptions in prolife/personhood laws you consider unconstitutional.

5. Does the right to life include the personhood of every child yet to be born, from the moment of biological inception?

6. Do you believe that a child conceived in rape is no less a person than any other American and has the same right to life, and will you use the prestige of elected office to publicly promote that right?

7. Do you support or oppose the right to life of every human being from the moment of biological inception until natural death, without regard to age, health or condition of dependency? Why?

8. Do you support or oppose any restrictions on the right to life or the personhood of every child yet to be born, from the moment of biological inception? Why?

9. What specific abortion laws or exceptions in prolife/personhood laws will you work to get repealed?

10. If elected, will you back your words of support for prolife rights up with consistent actions? How?
Posted 2010-02-05 12:16 PM (#32913 - in reply to #26679) By: rapndiamond

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