A Florida attorney is representing the fetus of a pregnant woman in prison, claiming that his client is being illegally detained and should be released.

It’s opening up a pathway for or against “personhood,” and Jess and Imani talk all about it. If a fetus is a person, shouldn’t every pregnant person in jail be released? But if a fetus isn’t a person, shouldn’t efforts to pass a “personhood” amendment in Florida fail?

Mentioned in this episode:

• How to Defund the Police
• A Dude Is Suing an Alabama Abortion Clinic for ‘Wrongful Death’…of an Embryo

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