Opinion | Let’s Thank the Alabama Supreme Court
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Its decision that embryos are people offers a warning of the future toward which America may be heading.

I never thought I’d be grateful to the Alabama Supreme Court for anything, but now I am. With its decision deeming frozen embryos to be children under state law, that all-Republican court has done the impossible. It has awakened the American public, finally, to the peril of the theocratic future toward which the country has been hurtling.

Actually stopping that means both volunteering and, if you can afford it, donating

  • ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world
    522·
    9 months ago

    Does this mean those owing state taxes to Alabama can deduct all their frozen embryos on their taxes?

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
      69·
      9 months ago

      People are trying. Not clear that it will actually work.

      Also not clear if military recruiters can enlist ones that have been frozen for 18 years.

      • Got_Bent@lemmy.world
        35·
        9 months ago

        That would be amazing. Thousands upon thousands of frozen little ice pellets in tiny parachutes being dropped over some middle east country in the name of freedom.

      • Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org
        41·
        9 months ago

        Also not clear if military recruiters can enlist ones that have been frozen for 18 years.

        The military doesn’t just recruit 18 years olds against their will. However, if any of those are male embryos and over 18 I wonder if they can be charged will failure to sign up for Selective Service? Presumably since they are in the custody of the parents the quarter million dollar fine each would land on their heads. We may have to start enforcing that old law again…