Conservatives push to declare fetuses as people, with far-reaching consequences • Stateline
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Lawmakers in several Republican-led states have introduced legislation promoting “fetal personhood,” the idea that fetuses and embryos are entitled to the same rights as people. But critics say fetal personhood laws create legal chaos and have ripple effects beyond abortion, from contraception access to fertility treatments, tax credits to the criminalization of pregnancy outcomes.
    • JackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      If you think about it, isnt all law about creative and novel ways to twist wording to get around it?
      If we couldnt bend the law to our will there would only be one law and it would be: ‘dont be a cunt’.