Mississippi Makes Extremist, Dangerous Move to Call a Fertilized Egg a Person Under the Law

[marmar]

from Ms., via AlterNet:



Mississippi Makes Extremist, Dangerous Move to Call a Fertilized Egg a Person Under the Law


Folks, we’ve got a situation in Mississippi. In September, the state’s Supreme Court decided to allow a so-called “personhood” amendment to appear on the ballot this November 8. In addition to electing a governor, a secretary of state, an attorney general and members of the state legislature, voters will be asked to decide whether to amend their state constitution to include the following language:

The term ‘person’ or ‘persons’ shall include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof.

And that’s it. The amendment does not state how or in what context that definition will be applied, what existing legal standards will be changed or what exactly will be enforceable because of it. But the implications are far reaching. .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/685597/mississippi_makes_extremist%2C_dangerous_move_to_call_a_fertilized_egg_a_person_under_the_law/

[meegbear]

1. Does this mean they endorse cloning?

[MineralMan]

No. They're trying to prevent cloning by creating a law

that makes a blastocyst a human being. If they succeed, no cloning could take place to create stem cells. It's insidious, this law.

[meegbear]

6. Sure, but what about cloning so Jim can have a brother Tim?

[MineralMan]

7. Is anyone doing that? I don't think so.

I doubt that human cloning to produce actual humans is really a high priority for anyone. That's not what this bill is about.

[FarCenter]

2. Interesting, because over half the "persons" fail to implant and are flushed away

And that would be normally, without any contraception.

[NickB79]

8. Women should call the police to report a suspected death every time they have a period

Wouldn't that get under some skins?

[EFerrari]

3. So is a fertilized chicken egg a chicken?

[Pacifist Patriot]

4. That is creepy and frightening.

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[MaggieTheVoter]

9. Will these eggs be registering and voting? nt