The Declaration of Independence states: “that all men… are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life…” Similarly, the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution states: “No person shall ... be deprived of life… without due process of law.” And in 1809, Thomas Jefferson wrote: “The care of human life and happiness, and not its destruction… is the first and only object of good government.” In each case, the word “life” comes first, becau