BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A measure approved by the North Dakota House gives a fertilized human egg the legal rights of a human being, a step that would essentially ban abortion in the state.So... If a woman doesn't know she's pregnant and goes .. say.. skiing or something, has a 'late' period, is she a murderer? Are they going to stop women traveling across state lines and demand a pregnancy test?
The bill is a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended abortion rights nationwide, supporters of the legislation said.
Representatives voted 51-41 to approve the measure Tuesday. It now moves to the North Dakota Senate for its review.
The bill declares that "any organism with the genome of homo sapiens" is a person protected by rights granted by the North Dakota Constitution and state laws.
Remind me to boycott everything from North Dakota....
Update: Meanwhile we are restructuring our stem cell research guidelines for the better....
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Does this mean that someone with Down syndrome is not protected by rights granted by the North Dakota Constitution and state laws?
you don't ski, do you?
Isn't that funny... I knew that was stupid as I typed it. Was remembering one of Hemingway's novels...
Anyway, no. I don't ski.
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