Navigated to The Unhinged Theory Behind Ending Birthright Citizenship and Creating Fetal ‘Personhood’

The Unhinged Theory Behind Ending Birthright Citizenship and Creating Fetal ‘Personhood’

August 14
30 mins

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Episode Description

In this episode of Boom! Lawyered Summer Session, Imani and Jess dive into the attacks on birthright citizenship and unpack the absurd constitutional arguments conservatives are making to advance these attacks. They are joined by Lourdes Rivera, president of Pregnancy Justice, who connects birthright citizenship to the movement to establish legal personhood rights for fertilized eggs, zygotes, and fetuses. Rivera also explains how conservatives are misusing the 14th Amendment to lob political attacks on bodily autonomy. 

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