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Fetal Personhood's Constitutional Basis
- Fetal personhood claims that a fetus is a distinct human individual with constitutional rights from fertilization.
- This concept targets the 14th Amendment's application to embryos and fetuses as persons under the Constitution.
Legal Strategy Behind Personhood
- Recognizing fetuses as rights-holding persons would make liberal abortion and IVF laws unconstitutional.
- The strategy involves gradual state laws leading to a nationwide judicial ruling imposing fetal personhood.
Personhood's Impact on IVF
- If embryos are persons, IVF practices like storing multiple embryos and embryo destruction would be legally problematic.
- This could significantly reduce IVF's effectiveness and accessibility, possibly deterring people from using it.