Right Wing Watch Original Series: The Personhood Movement

[Panich52]

This month marked the forty-second anniversary of Roe v Wade, and with
it the annual barrage of anti-choice protests. But the future of the
anti-choice movement is clouded by infighting between establishment
groups seeking mainstream political approval, and radical "personhood"
activists who are unwilling to compromise on their goal of eliminating
abortion entirely. Our new Right Wing Watch series features original
reporting on what the personhood movement means for the future of
abortion rights in America.

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http://site.pfaw.org/site/R?i=u2-TqDN4KaiNyiX1jKTzZQ

[matt819]

1. The ridiculousness of the personhood thing

If a pregnant woman is imprisoned, for example, for committing burglary, can a lawyer appointed for the fetus claim false imprisonment?

This is where the ridiculousness of this movement takes us, among other places.