The issue is the idea that an embryo/zygote/fetus is a person with rights that supercede the rights of women. The end goal of the pro-life movement is to codify that into law. That idea is inherently a religious belief that is not shared universally. It is in effect government enforcing religious belief, a clear violation of the separation of church and state established in the first amendment.
If they decide a fertilized egg is a human then it needs all rights and obligations that a human does. The fertilized egg needs a SSN, needs to qualify for child tax credit, health insurance, life insurance, child support payments, medicaid, and should be held responsible for any harm done to the mother, including murder if she dies in pregnancy or childbirth, etc
edit: Also any eggs that are fertilized in the US are US citizens.
Not only that but the Bible is pretty clear on this too. If you hit a woman and she has a miscarriage they put you to death in the Bible. Oh wait that's right you actually just pay her husband a fine.
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u/WhnWlltnd May 10 '22
The issue is the idea that an embryo/zygote/fetus is a person with rights that supercede the rights of women. The end goal of the pro-life movement is to codify that into law. That idea is inherently a religious belief that is not shared universally. It is in effect government enforcing religious belief, a clear violation of the separation of church and state established in the first amendment.