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Why does the amendment say “right to live” and not “right to life”?

April 26, 2017Amendment right to life

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Why does the amendment say “right to live” and not “right to life”?

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The word “life” is sometimes defined as “the period from birth to death”. “Live” is defined as “to be alive; not dead”. Since the right to live is never dependent upon first being born, the word live was used.