Thursday, March 21, 2024
States push ‘fetal personhood’ bills despite outrage at Alabama IVF ruling
An "unborn person", according to the Iowa bill, is "an individual organism of the species homo sapiens from fertilization to live birth". Such a definition would include frozen embryos, which are eggs that have been fertilized by sperm. If passed by the Republicans who control the Iowa state senate, the bill could endanger IVF access in the state. But because the language of the bill is so broad, prosecutors may also try to apply it to a wide range of circumstances. Causing the "death of an unborn person" intentionally through acts like murder, assault or sexual abuse would be a Class A felony, punishable by a life sentence. Doing so unintentionally would be a Class B felony. The bill even specifies that unintentionally causing "the death of an unborn person while drag racing" would be a Class D felony...
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