The state constitution contains a massive contradiction between itself and the Arizona law.
Article 2, Section 4: Due Process of Law
“No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.”
A.R.S. § 1-219: Interpretation of Laws; Unborn Child; Definition
“The laws of this state shall be interpreted and construed to acknowledge, on behalf of an unborn child at every stage of development, all rights, privileges, and immunities available to other persons, citizens, and residents of this state…”
In other words, an unborn child has all the rights that a born person has.
However, here is the new section of the constitution after the passing of Proposition 139 in November 2024.
Here is the verbiage at the beginning of section 8.1
Every individual has a fundamental right to abortion, and the state shall not enact, adopt or enforce any law, regulation, policy or practice that does any of the following:
Denies, restricts or interferes with that right before fetal viability unless justified by a compelling state interest that is achieved by the least restrictive means.
Denies, restricts or interferes with an abortion after fetal viability that, in the good faith judgment of a treating health care professional, is necessary to protect the life or physical or mental health of the pregnant individual.
If we put these two sections together, here is the result:
Unborn children have all the rights of born people. Also, unborn children can be murdered by their mothers.
How does this make any sense?
The contradiction could not be more apparent.
God’s Word is clear: “You shall not murder” (Exodus 20:13). No more contradiction. No more sleight of hand tactics that lead to the destruction of little image bearers of God.
It is time we work for legislation that stands clearly and confidently on the law of God and defends the rights of all human beings, including those in the womb.
