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2016 Postmortem

avebury

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12. Imagine having fertilized eggs frozen and after 18 years

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Feb 20, 2013, 07:21 AM

Feb 2013

you could ask the court to appoint you their legal guardian. The you could go and register each and everyone of them to vote. At election time you could ask for absentee ballots because they are now old enough to vote. The legal guardian could complete the ballot for each fertilized egg.

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North Dakota Senate passes “personhood” bill granting legal rights to fertilized eggs [View all] DonViejo Feb 2013 OP

Doesn't that mean they can't dispose of the eggs if they decided there isn't a need? LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #1

They get to claim that 'person' on the tax returns Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #2

If it's legally a person, those "exceptions" will be found unconstitutional. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #3

so all women of reproductive age greymattermom Feb 2013 #4

Sorry, but the Supreme Court has already decided corporations are people too. denverbill Feb 2013 #5

Does that make miscarriages manslaughter? uriel1972 Feb 2013 #6

As soon as one of these things actually passes, it will get rejected by the Supreme Court MjolnirTime Feb 2013 #7

just midwest irish Feb 2013 #8

What about unfertilized eggs? Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2013 #9

After personhood, what's next? blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #10

I'd love to see the fetus in court testifying davidpdx Feb 2013 #11

Imagine having fertilized eggs frozen and after 18 years avebury Feb 2013 #12

I like it. Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #14

Step One: Get Treatment at Nearest Fertility Clinic Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #13

And thus starts their slippery slope of unintended consequences lunatica Feb 2013 #15

Worried about this PlanetBev Feb 2013 #16