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Special Rights or Basic Rights?

Reader diary posted by 29834273

June 27, 2009 - 9:21pm

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If some conservatives are against gay marriage and women's rights because they consider them to be "special rights", why are they in favor of fetal rights?


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Fetus In Peril? Batten Down the Hatches!

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

April 15, 2009 - 7:00am

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The main purpose of of Oklahoma's proposed self-defense bill for pregnant women is to create a long trail of laws that define a fetus as an "unborn child" that deserves state protection.

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Can There Be Justice for Pregnant Women if the Unborn Have "Human Rights?"

By Lynn Paltrow, National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW)

October 23, 2008 - 7:00am

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Cases from across the country prove that if the unborn are recognized as legal persons with separate human rights, the government will have the power to deprive pregnant women of their rights to informed consent, due process, liberty, and even life.

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An Open Letter to Gov. Palin on Women's Rights

By Lynn Paltrow, National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW)

September 4, 2008 - 1:59pm

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Gov. Palin, have you thought about what would happen if you succeeded in getting your position -- that fetuses have a right to life -- established as the law of the land?

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SC Supreme Court Overturns Homicide Conviction

By Emily Douglas

May 13, 2008 - 10:03am

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The South Carolina Supreme Court yesterday overturned the 2001 conviction of Regina McKnight for the homicide by child abuse of her stillborn child.

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If Wishes Were Zygotes

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

February 27, 2008 - 8:51am

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After nine months of praying daily for the life of a fetus, you, too, will be ready to dehumanize women and ready to fight against their rights.


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