Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being’s entitlement by virtue of his humanity. The right to life does not depend, and must not be declared to be contingent, on the pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or a sovereign.

Suppose that, by a miracle, the uborn should suddenly become 6-year-olds. Would you shut your eyes upon their sufferings and calmly talk of legal limitations? Would you continue to call abortions “safe” where the murderer and his accomplices suffer no harm but the boy is chopped into pieces? Would you continue to prate that crushing the skulls of children is a “human right” that mothers must be able to demand?