Originally Posted by Ethereal

I wasn't particularly interested in the OP itself as I have discussed this issue ad nasuem through my stay at DP, but if I were to give you a quick thesis it would be this - as it currently stands your interpretation of the legal circumstances surrounding abortion are correct, however, legality does not automatically denote factuality or morality; as such the current definition of "person" under the Constitution, although legally enforcable, may, nonetheless, be factually incorrect. Pursuant to this determination it would be appropriate to alter or amend the Constitution in a way that compels it to recognize the de facto definition of personhood instead of the de jure definition.