In her book 'Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction', Mary Ziegler explores the anti-abortion movement's broader agenda beyond overturning Roe v. Wade. She argues that the movement has long sought to establish constitutional personhood for embryos and fetuses, which poses risks to reproductive rights, including IVF and contraception. Ziegler highlights historical attempts toward this goal and notes the movement's current alignment with authoritarian tactics to undermine democracy, suggesting that public opposition to fetal personhood remains significant. Ultimately, she warns that if fetal personhood advances, more democratic processes may be threatened.
The anti-abortion movementâs end goal has always been establishing personhood for embryos and fetuses, threatening not just abortion but IVF and contraception too.
Ziegler traces the incremental progress of fetal personhood, showing how it feeds authoritarianism and undermines democracy.
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