Catholic governor signs historic personhood law for the unborn in Puerto Rico - The Leaven Catholic Newspaper
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On Dec. 21, Puerto Rico's Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón approved Law 183-2025, which amends the Civil Code of Puerto Rico and recognizes the unborn child or "nasciturus" — a Latin legal term referring to "conceived but not born" — as a natural person from conception.
  • Icytrees@sh.itjust.works
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    27 days ago

    This article conveniently sidesteps the implications for abortion, instead focussing on ambiguous rights for the mothers, aside from the right to name an unborn child an heir — which I agree is a good thing.

    I’m not too familiar with Puerto Rican law, so I would have liked more information on what it means to assign personhood under civil law.

    Can mothers still get medically necessary abortions in the case of an unviable/dangerous pregnancy? Is an ectopic fetus still a full person from the moment of conception? How will that influence medical decisions?

    I’m sure plenty of women would like to know.