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yewberry

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4. No. Personhood is a game played by anti-choicers.
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:07 PM
Oct 2016

There is no such thing, scientifically, as the moment a fetus becomes a "person."

Abortion is generally legal until viability and that's because of Roe. Since the 90s (Casey) the states have had more ability to limit abortion and redefine what viability means. That's where the 'personhood' movement comes in.

This is the right's attempt to define a fetus or a zygote as a 'person' and therefore deserving of protection, with rights over and above the rights of the fully autonomous citizen carrying said 'person.' These laws keep popping up in states across the country, and most cross the line and are then ruled unconstitutional. The 'feticide' laws to which you refer were largely an attempt to subvert existing abortion law and define a fetus as a person. Same thing a few years back when there was a very stupid suggestion put forth by Republicans that they could provide financial assistance to fetuses independent of the person carrying said fetus. (Because a fetus has a mailing address and bank account and a method for getting nutrition independently...?)

And no. No "baby's" life can be terminated up to birth. You seem to not be aware that the "right up to birth" thing would actually be a caesarean section. A pregnancy can be terminated but the question as to when and under what circumstances varies from state to state.

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