Here is a link to a provocative essay in Public Discourse by Catherine Foster, Chad Pecknold, and Josh Craddock. The essay is entitled “The Lincoln Proposal: Pro-Life Presidents Must Take Ambitious and Bold Action to Protect the Constitutional Rights of Preborn Children.” The proposal centers around the president’s use of an executive order. The essay states:

“Relying on his constitutionally prescribed oath and his Take Care Clause interpretive authority, the president should fulfill his duty to faithfully execute the guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution by issuing an executive order recognizing preborn persons as constitutional “persons” entitled to due process and equal protection of the laws. Such an executive order would set a precedent that all future pro-life presidents would be expected to follow and build upon.”