To do it any other way would be a violation of the constitution. Torture is in direct conflict with the constitution of the U.S., therefore, it should not be practiced. ... Torture also violates the constitution from the standpoint that if someone is tortured, there is the presumption that that person is guilty of something. ... A reason Torture is not an effective measure is that many of the confessions obtained through these methods have been proven to be unreliable. ... It would be a drastic error to allow Torture in our country, no matter how dire the circumstances....

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So in taking measures to protect the fetus there is the inevitable risk of wrongfully imposing on and usurping the rights and liberties of another human being. ... Though the abortion debate at the political level has not often reflected this moderate perspective I have laid out, generally there has been the sense in the general population that there was an understanding of and an appreciation for the moral primacy of the pregnant woman over the fetus. ... For example, in Tennessee a constitutional amendment just passed to restrict a woman's right to reproductive choices: "Nothing in this...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate