Roe v. Wade and Fetal Personhood: Juridical Persons Are Not Natural Persons, And Why it Matters

by Imani Gandy, Senior Legal Analyst, RH Reality Check

January 3, 2013 - 8:18 pm

As women’s rights and pro-choice activists continue to sharply criticize the ongoing attempts to grant personhood rights to eggs, it is important to examine what “personhood” actually means, what fetal personhood laws would mean for our movement, and how personhood activists are getting it all wrong.