It was recently mentioned in my biology class, that some
state, somewhere, is tossing around the idea of passing legislation that would
give rights to zygotes. Up until that point, the only thing I’d heard with
regard to “Zygote’s Rights,” was as a “What if?” curiosity. Upon hearing this
in class, I wasn’t surprised – so many state legislators have been working on
passing laws that undermine or completely circumvent a woman’s right to choose. It’s not something that I was following intimately (with the Heartbeat Bill in my own backyard), but Why Evolution Is True
has brought the details to my attention with “Mississippi about to confer thesame rights on zygotes and adults.” I wonder: Assuming that the legislators
have disregarded the scientific implications of such a law, have they even
considered the more benign ones?
