Well, North Dakota’s legislature has approved the first Personhood Amendment. So this is what American “taliban” looks like in my opinion.
North Dakota lawmakers voted on Friday afternoon to pass a “personhood” abortion ban, which would endow fertilized eggs with all the rights of U.S. citizens and effectively outlaw abortion. The measure, which passed the Senate last month, passed the House by a 57-35 vote and now heads to a ballot vote, likely in the next November election.
A personhood ban could have far-reaching consequences even beyond abortion care, since it will charge doctors who damage embryos with criminal negligence. Doctors in the state say it will also prevent them from performing in vitro fertilization, and some medical professionals have vowed to leave the state if it is signed into law.
So if I were to go to the CVS and buy a pregnancy test, do I have to register the results? If I have a spontaneous abortion, will my doctor have to go before a legal committee and defend the cycle of nature?
