Law 2: A person's right to life is inalienable regardless of age, race, sex, genetic pre-disposition, condition of dependency or biological development.
Genesis 2:7 (ESV) ". . . then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
The right to life is inalienable because it originates with God. Webster defines inalienable to mean "incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred." Our founding fathers acknowledged this inviolable truth when they penned our Declaration of Independence., they wrote, " We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Since Life originates from God and not the State, the State is limited in its authority to authorize the taking of life. Romans 13 clearly states that the State is "an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer." The State "bears the sword" for the sole purpose of protecting its citizens from those who would do them harm and for the punishment of "wrongdoers." The State has exceeded its biblical boundaries when it allows the innocent to die.
Our culture today challenges the Personhood of several classes of human life. Historically, our nation has denied full personhood rights to African-Americans. Today those rights are being denied to an increasingly broad category that includes the pre-born person, elderly infirm and those with genetic anomalies. Tomorrow may see the rise of State sponsored Genoism which defines what human traits are acceptably defined as "person."
Books and Publications
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Personhood: A Pragmatic Guide to Prolife Victory in the 21st Century and the Return to First Principles in Politics
by Daniel Becker
“History will one day look upon the movement to affirm the personhood of unborn children in the same way we now look upon the abolition of slavery and the end of the Holocaust. Dan Becker has been a reliable and principled voice for the unborn. His book advancing personhood for the most vulnerable among us is like a sound of the trumpet that will reverberate throughout time. The Holocaust of the unborn is the darkest chapter in American history and Dan Becker’s book is a call to turn the page and restore a culture of life. It is a must read.”
Mathew D. Staver
Dean and Professor of Law
Liberty University School of Law
“All believers in God should insist, without compromise, that the human law must always treat every innocent human being as a person entitled to the right to life. Dan Becker courageously affirms this truth.”
Professor Charles Rice
Emeritus Professor of Law University of Notre Dame
“'Personhood' is at the very heart of the 21st Century Civil Rights Movement. My Uncle Martin once said that to deny a person is “ to say that he has no right to existence.” Whether it is Dred Scott, Sojourner Truth, 1968 Sanitation Workers, or a baby viewed in a 3D Ultrasound, from conception until natural birth, a person is a human being, entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This right to personhood is a civil right. So, this book is an essential tool for these times."
Dr. Alveda C. King
(Niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)
King for America, Priests for Life
"Dan Becker's book is a great blend of prudence, pragmatism and principled politics, it is certain to cause us to re-think pro-life strategy in the 21st century"
Dr. Donald Wildmon
Founder and Chairman Emeritus of
American Family Association and American Family Radio
"The push for personhood across the United States is motivating the pro-life movement while also inspiring others to take up the cause. Dan Becker has been out front in leading the personhood charge and his book gives special insight on how we can all work together to make the US a true pro-life nation."
Tom McClusky
Sr. Vice President
Family Research Council Action
"I just got around to reading your book tonight, and I think I won't stop until I am done. It is the finest pro-life work I have read, period."
Gualberto Jones
Prolife Attorney
The Emerging Brave New World
by Thomas Glessner
Beginning in 1973 with the infamous Roe v. Wade decision American society has increasingly accepted the concept that humanity can be divorced from personhood and thereby some human beings can be manipulated and destroyed for the selfish gains of others because they are not considered "persons.”
How to be a Christian in a Brave New World
by Joni Eareckson Tada and Nigel Cameron
This book serves as a guidebook for believers, to awaken their interest, offer practical help, enable them to think through big questions in light of Scripture, and prepare them for the greatest issue of the 21st century: our new power to redesign human nature and determine the boundaries of human life through abortion, cloning, euthanasia, eugenics, and robotics.
