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....
Does this mean that someone with Down syndrome is not protected by rights granted by the North Dakota Constitution and state laws?
ReplyDeleteyou don't ski, do you?
ReplyDeleteIsn't that funny... I knew that was stupid as I typed it. Was remembering one of Hemingway's novels...
ReplyDeleteAnyway, no. I don't ski.