Utah County Delegate Pleads for Equal Protection for the Pre-Born

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House Bill 467 just became public this afternoon. Fox 13 News reporter

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Chris Arnold spoke with anti -abortion and pro -choice advocates, who let their voices be heard on this extremely emotional issue.

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Hello, my name is Dusty. I'm a Christian, registered voter and county delegate in Salt Lake County.

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I want you to know I respect the position of power that you've been delegated with, given by God. I'm here to speak out against the evils of abortion.

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Murder is the premeditated killing of a human being with malice of forethought. The child in the womb is a human being from conception.

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The Bible has told us, and science has confirmed it as a scientific fact. The 14th

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Amendment of the Constitution states that every human being should have equal protection under the law.

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Any bill that doesn't look to abolish abortion and allows it to continue is not good enough.

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I'm asking all of you today to no longer support unconstitutional bills that allow for abortion for any reason to continue in our state.

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God's law says you shall not murder. You may argue this is no place for God or the Bible, as there is a separation of church and state.

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But I tell you that this is the exact place God belongs as we look to legislate what is and isn't moral.

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You cannot do this without God and his word, which tells us what is and isn't right and what should and shouldn't be done.

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The separation of church and state was merely instituted by our forefathers so there would be no state -run church and there would be no church -run state.

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The state is, however, God's deacon, which is a servant to punish the evildoer and reward those who do good.

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Romans 13. We, the church, are here to remind you, the state, of your duty as God's deacon, which is what