tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post3266076306173062070..comments2024-03-19T01:31:42.695-04:00Comments on Greenlee Gazette: Rachel Maddow Teaches Mitt Romney About Lady PartsJames Greenleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-62954642097654523852011-10-21T14:37:24.143-04:002011-10-21T14:37:24.143-04:00Would that also make fertility clinics guilty of m...Would that also make fertility clinics guilty of mass murder?~The Stupid Monkey aka The Reverend Stu'~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14192755281859612458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-25799532026861712512011-10-21T10:40:28.457-04:002011-10-21T10:40:28.457-04:00Very good point, Jill. There are obviously all kin...Very good point, Jill. There are obviously all kinds of problems with "personhood" laws.James Greenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-24115373026088065122011-10-21T09:08:28.701-04:002011-10-21T09:08:28.701-04:00The other problem with defining life/personhood at...The other problem with defining life/personhood at conception is that the number of eventual people is not yet determined at conception. A zygote can split into two (or more). Two embryos can merge during early pregnancy, resulting in a single person with mosaic DNA. What happens if Mississippi gives legal personhood to a "person" who splits? Is each twin half a person? Is only one of them a person? What happens if two legal "persons" merge? Is the surviving twin a murderer?Ordinary Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967266466238236424noreply@blogger.com