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[–] PioTOF@discuss.online 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks be to God!

[–] 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.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Reading the article, this is only for the civil administrative code

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Regardless its an unfortunate choice. As fetuses aren't people, and normalizing this only leads to even less religious freedoms

[–] protist@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Totally agree