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We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all persons are created equal, that
they are endowed by their Creator with certain
inalienable Rights, that among these are the Right to
Life, that is, the Right to not
have ones life taken from them. Therefore, the
government of the state of Mississippi shall recognize
and defend the God-given Right to Life of all persons
equally in accordance with Section 14 of the State
Constitution of 1890. The word "person"
shall apply to all human beings, regardless of race,
color, creed, religion, citizenship, ancestry, national
origin, sex, age, health, function, or condition of
dependency, at all stages of biological development from
conception until natural death.
No person shall
deprive another person of life by assisting or aiding in
their suicide. No person shall deprive an unborn
person of life; provided, however, that nothing in this
amendment shall prohibit a law allowing justification to
be shown for only those medical procedures required to
prevent the death of either the pregnant woman or her
unborn offspring as long as such law requires every
reasonable effort be made to preserve the life of each.
No designated funds
are required to implement this amendment.
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