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Catholic governor signs historic personhood law for the unborn in Puerto Rico (theleaven.org)

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[–] Icytrees@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This article conveniently sidesteps the implications for abortion, instead focussing on ambiguous rights for the mothers, aside from the right to name an unborn child an heir — which I agree is a good thing.

I'm not too familiar with Puerto Rican law, so I would have liked more information on what it means to assign personhood under civil law.

Can mothers still get medically necessary abortions in the case of an unviable/dangerous pregnancy? Is an ectopic fetus still a full person from the moment of conception? How will that influence medical decisions?

I'm sure plenty of women would like to know.