More Romney Winky-Winky | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: When Mike Huckabee said he favored a pro-life amendment - indeed, whenever the amendment is discussed - it is a wink to moderates that nothing will be done because such an amendment has no chance. Repealing Roe v. Wade is another such wink. It simply won't happen because doing so on jurisdictional grounds would overturn most equal protection law. Personhood bills are similarly vacuous winks unless they deal with the equal protection issues having to do with miscarriage. Of course, the most realistic compromise is a federal personhood bill which protects everyone after the first trimester with exemptions for life and health of the mother, where health of the mother only applies if the fetus has no chance of living to a natural birth due to chromosomal abnormality. Such a bill could be passed next week - but it would not prevent many abortions. The Democrats would be all over it, because it would take the issue out of existence and because it would kill GOP fundraising from small donors.
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