Fetus – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

15 Aug

Foetuses can be called ‘unborn humans’ for Arizona abortion vote

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"Pro-choice activists in Arizona have hit out after judges allowed the state to use what the campaigners call "biased" language ahead of a vote on abortion. The state's top court ruled on Wednesday that a foetus could be called an "unborn human being" in official public information leaflets ahead of the 5 November poll. America's bitter debate over reproductive freedoms will again be in the spotlight on that date, when Arizona and other states will vote on whether to add to their constitutions the right for a woman to have an abortion...."

How states giving rights to fetuses could set up a national case on abortion

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"Last month, when the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments for a proposed state constitutional amendment that would explicitly protect access to abortion, the discussion took a surprising turn for attendees like state House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell. "The chief justice seemed to really be trained on trying to understand what the effects of this ballot initiative would be on other areas of the law," Driskell said...."

Texas questions rights of fetus in prison guard lawsuit despite arguing opposite on abortion

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"In defending themselves against a lawsuit, Texas officials have argued that an “unborn child” may not have rights under the US constitution, putting them in tension with arguments made by the state’s attorney’s general’s office as well as Republican lawmakers to support restrictions to abortion...."