This is the law The Supreme Court based its Roe v. Wade decision on poor scholarship. Urge the courts, legislators and congressmen to review A Treatise on Human Life. Urge them to restore the veracity of the Common Law, Constitutional government and the protection of human life. Testimonials " A Treatise on Human Life: An Unalienable Right by Dr. Harold D. Kletschka, M.D. is a useful resource tracing the continuous legal and theological teachings against the crime of abortion." The Most Reverend Robert J. Carlson Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota " Thank you for generously bestowing upon me a copy of Dr. Kletschka's Treatise on Human Life. And thank him for writing this important and valuable book. It will undoubtedly be used on the floor of the Minnesota State Senate." Minnesota State Senator Michele Bachmann R-SD 52	As Reviewed by: Paul J. Quin and Marlene Reid Common Law formed the basis for America’s Founding Fathers to establish a lawful society we know as the United States 227 years ago, and under common law falls the unalienable right to life for all, including the unborn from conception, thus argues Dr. Harold Kletschka in A Treatise On Human Life: An Unalienable Right. Intellectual dishonesty in its most egregious state is counter-attacked by Dr. Kletschka in this thought-provoking, scholarly work. This is not just another pro-life text arguing principally on the issues of morality and protection of life in the womb, this is a book that expounds upon the legal rights of all people and the ethics and moral principles that, up until recent decades, put the United States in the enviable position as a model society. In this well-documented text, Kletschka cites key quotes of renowned scientists, legal scholars, medical professors, and ethicists dating back to early western civilization. Dr. Harold Kletschka, a Minnesota cardiovascular surgeon, scientist, lawyer, and inventor of the life-saving, cardio-vascular tool known as the Bio Pump©, presents his conclusions and the basis for these conclusions in three sections in his Treatise on Human Life. Section I addresses and defines human life, human being, and personhood. Section II is “devoted to tracing the unbroken chain of precedents of common law governing abortion dating back to the earliest recorded history of the subject, how this law and precedents were adopted at the time of the foundation of our country, and continue in force today, Roe v. Wade, not withstanding.” Author Kletschka points out that the common law, “set in stone” and grounded upon the law of God, was recognized by “the founders of America as embodying the principles and laws that should form the bedrock of the jurisprudence of the new nation ... Our country was founded on the people's profession of the creed that life is an unalienable right and is endowed by our Creator. It cannot be taken away by claiming an intrusion on privacy, expediency, constitutions, or legal enactments. Unalienable means unalienable —nothing whatsoever can take away that right. Since that right was endowed by our Creator, it cannot be taken away by human intervention or by any means whatsoever. Life begins at the time of conception as recognized by the most ancient common laws and intellectual energies throughout the ages devoted to addressing the matter. For anyone in public office to try to eradicate or suppress that right violates his oath of office promising to uphold the Constitution, and abets the wrongdoing.” In Section III, Kletschka painstakingly refutes the inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and disingenuous testimonies that led to the infamous Roe v. Wade decision. In pointing out some of the flaws of the Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, Dr. Kletschka claims there was much sidestepping practiced. For instance, on page 159 of “The Court's ruling,” it is stated, “We need not resolve the difficult question of when life begins ... the judiciary, at this point in the development of man's knowledge, is not in a position to speculate as to the answer.” Regarding this evasion the author has this to say, “It is indefensible for any average person of mature age living in the 20th and 21st centuries to hold that it is a 'difficult question as to when life begins' or to feel there are grounds for having to 'speculate' as to the answer. It is a confession unbecoming legal scholarship even at the elementary level.” The author reiterates repeatedly that this fact, when life begins, is firmly established. Of particular interest was an entry on page 32 of Section III in which the author clarifies that, “Even though the common law established personhood and human life in its rulings as beginning at conception, it is well to keep in mind that the binding common law precedents regarding abortion are not based on definitions of life (sidestepped, in any event, by The Court), person, or privacy, so it was irrelevant for The Court to introduce them as an underpinning for the conclusions they drew. What the common law holds is that if, at any stage of gestation, a pregnant woman or anyone else uses any means whatsoever to cause an abortion, that constitutes a criminal act.” Given Kletschka’s exposure of the invalidity of Roe v. Wade, is it any wonder that dissenting Justice Byron White called The Court’s decision “an exercise of raw judicial power.” It should be noted that both England and the U.S. abided by the common law until England changed its abortion law in 1967 and the U.S., through Roe v. Wade, in 1973. Dr. Kletschka defines the true boundaries—legal, ethical, and medical—that the Courts have crossed in their irreverent decision-making, and laments the fact that the United States judiciary continues to misinterpret the intent of common law while attempting to maintain a civil society as intended by our Founding Fathers. In conclusion, Dr. Kletschka lists 15 observations that are certainties regarding the abortion issue, firmly supported by established law, facts, historical records, and scientific and medical knowledge. No one can claim to be informed on the abortion issue and the defective Roe v. Wade decision without reading about the research and conclusions that document and uphold these certainties. Those who cherish the liberty and sanctity of human life would be well served by this multi-disciplinary text featuring lessons in law, medicine, science, history, philosophy and ethics. Harold Kletschka has pioneered a new, thought-provoking approach of integrating legal and medical scholarship in an unparalleled way. A Treatise on Human Life is necessary reading for all, and particularly those charged with teaching ethics in our nation’s schools of medicine and law. Paul Quin is a management consultant and former nonprofit executive living in Burnsville, Minnesota. He can be reached at 12252 Nicollet Ave. S. Burnsville, MN, 55337 or 952.746.2522. Marlene Reid is a veteran Minnesota political activist, involved in the fight for life since the early days of Roe v. Wade. Active in many organizations, Reid has devoted countless hours to Human Life Alliance and Eagle Forum, as well as lobbying at the Minnesota Legislature.

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