A Consistent Ethic of Life

We honor and respect life in all of its forms and refuse to interpose the power of the state or our collective will on the individual

--to override the individual's request to be allowed to die without medical intervention;

--to carry a child to term in spite of medical advice against doing so;

-- to abort a fetus regardless of the conditions of impregnation;

We honor and respect life by providing the best available medical care at all stages of life to every individual regardless of their ability to pay for it;

We honor and respect life by insisting that

--no child go to bed hungry or malnourished;

--no child enter school unprepared to learn;

--no child fail to succeed in school for reasons over which we, the people have control;

We honor and respect life by providing a social safety net for the weak or disabled at all stages of life;

We honor and respect life by guaranteeing every citizen access to a job -- and the assurance that if they work full-time they will be above the poverty line.

We honor and respect life by protecting Social Security that has reduced by 50% or more the number of seniors living in poverty.