Aside from the most obvious effect of fetal personhood laws—banning abortion—and the recent court ruling making IVF unworkable in Alabama, these laws also assist prosecutors in criminalizing women for their conduct while pregnant. At its most expansive, fetal personhood applies all of the states’ laws to embryos and fetuses, including child welfare statutes.
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