It is a neat and persuasive way for the anti-abortion movement to legitimise a rhetoric that uses the presumption of foetal rights to push women down the hierarchy and into line.
One characteristic of a ruling class is its presumption of its right to rule.
One of the ways patriarchal relations manifest is in the male presumption of their right to consume alcohol.
"In some countries, nonviolent activities have been considered as terrorism, and excessive measures have been taken to suppress or restrict individual rights, including the presumption of innocence, the right to a fair trial, freedom from torture, privacy rights, freedom of expression and assembly, and the right to seek asylum".
The right to trial by jury, the right to silence, the right not to be punished until a court has decided that the law has been broken, the right to demonstrate and protest, the presumption of innocence, the right to private communication, the right to travel without surveillance and the details of that journey being retained - all have been curtailed by your legislation.
They raise the prospect of suspects being tried, convicted, and even executed with no appearance before an independent judicial tribunal, no right to appeal, no right to a public trial, no presumption of innocence, no right to confront evidence or testimony against them, and no requirement that proof be established beyond a reasonable doubt.
"We believe these types of conditions threaten multiple constitutional rights," she said, listing the right to presumption of innocence and the right to reasonable bail.
IPA director of policy Simon Breheny told the committee "the defining features of state anti-corruption agencies are the systematic breach of fundamental legal rights, including the presumption of innocence and the right to silence; a lack of transparency and oversight; and a disregard for the process and procedures adhered to by ordinary courts, including the rules of evidence".
"[T]he racially derogatory I-Word endangers basic human rights including the presumption of innocence and the right to due process guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution," the resolution reads.
Registering a trademark means one enjoys a legal presumption of an exclusive right to use it.
