Pro-life activists have long believed that fetuses are deserving of human rights because of the scientific belief that human life begins at conception. Contrary to what some may think, this goal is not out of reach. States are working to enshrine fetal rights into law, recognizing fetuses as human beings who should be given the same rights as people who have already been born.
As of March 15, 23 pieces of legislation had been introduced in 13 states that would create fetal personhood and outlaw abortion, according to the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute. With fetal personhood as the end goal for many in the pro-life movement, how these laws would impact the fertility treatment of in vitro fertilization (IVF) is now a main point of discussion.
A recent decision by the Alabama Supreme Court essentially states that embryos must be considered children under the letter of the law. It…
