Donald Trump's executive order asserts that there are only two genders, aligning with fetal personhood ideology that attributes legal rights from conception. This move has raised concerns among abortion rights advocates about the implications of defining 'female' and 'male' based on reproductive cells at conception. The order might enable a broader anti-abortion agenda, potentially criminalizing abortion nationally and treating it like murder. Key Republican platforms reflect a commitment to fetal personhood, aiming for changes to 14th Amendment interpretations to protect embryos and fetuses legally.
“I don’t think it was a mistake. I don’t think it was a coincidence. I think this was an intentional way to continue to normalize the idea that embryos are people,” said Dana Sussman, senior vice-president of Pregnancy Justice.
“This is yet another attempt to codify it in one form or another.”
“The 2024 GOP platform evoked fetal personhood, stressing Republicans' commitment to the issue of life.”
“Advocates of fetal personhood hope to bring a case to the supreme court that will lead the justices to declare that the 14th amendment applies from the moment of conception.”
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