Why So-Called Personhood Laws Are the Next Big Threat After ‘Roe’ Falls

In a post-Roe world, anti-abortion lawmakers will seek to give fetuses the same legal rights as pregnant people.

‘Personhood’ Film Shows the Cost of the Push for Fetal Rights

The documentary exposes the threat of "personhood" laws that police pregnant people and strip them of their rights.

Georgia Lawmaker Reveals Real Intentions Behind Six-Week Abortion Ban: Establishing Personhood

Legislative Lowlights: Lawmakers in Four States Want to Bring Fetal ‘Personhood’ to the Ballot Box

Republicans in Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana want voters to weigh in on state constitutional amendments for fetal "personhood."

House Republicans Jam ‘Personhood’ Language Into New Tax Bill

“This is how extremist views creep into the mainstream," said Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus.

Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to Wisconsin’s ‘Personhood’ Law

A panel of federal judges on Monday dismissed a case challenging a Wisconsin law that allows for the involuntarily detention and treatment of pregnant people, while the fetus gets legal representation.

New Personhood Pushes Renew Threats to IVF

If personhood proponents have their way, they'll restrict the ways people with infertility can build the families they want and push us to illogical extremes.

An Organization Founded by Roy Moore Is Trying to Make Fetal ‘Personhood’ Law in Alabama

The arguments made in two separate amicus briefs show that even as anti-choice advocates defend piecemeal abortion restrictions, they remain focused on ending legal abortion entirely.

Arizona Embryos Bill Ignites Fear About ‘Personhood’ (Updated)

Critics warn that the GOP bill represents a government mandate that turns former couples into “forced gamete donors.”

Senate Rules Strike Extremist Fetal ‘Personhood’ Language From Regressive Tax Overhaul

“[Republicans] know they cannot achieve this goal of the anti-choice movement in the light of day, since it has failed every time it has been in front of the voters."