Wisconsin Congressman, Romney running mate, and widow's peak cultivator Paul Ryan has again cosponsored the Sanctity of Human Life Act, which would grant "all the legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood" to a "one-celled human embryo," even before implantation. The only problem is that a one-celled human embryo doesn't exist. Looks like this bill needs a solid edit — no problem, that's what we're here for.
As Robin Marty at RH Reality Check puts it:
Let's just be clear that there is no such thing as a "one-celled" embryo, because the embryonic stage follows first on the zygote or fertilized egg, which develops into a blastocyst, which then develops into an embryo... and is not "one-celled."
To help reconcile the Republicans' total misunderstanding of science (for the benefit of misogyny, more or less), allow us to amend this bill. Since a one-celled embryo does not exist, let's back up a step and establish personhood at a stage we know does indeed exist and with which Paul Ryan is actually familiar. Jezebel humbly submits our own version of the Sanctity of Human Life Act, which would grant "all the legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood" to Paul Ryan's jizz. Our edited version of the bill — which, as you'll see, would merely tweak the original, no big deal — is below.
As Robin Marty at RH Reality Check puts it:
Let's just be clear that there is no such thing as a "one-celled" embryo, because the embryonic stage follows first on the zygote or fertilized egg, which develops into a blastocyst, which then develops into an embryo... and is not "one-celled."
To help reconcile the Republicans' total misunderstanding of science (for the benefit of misogyny, more or less), allow us to amend this bill. Since a one-celled embryo does not exist, let's back up a step and establish personhood at a stage we know does indeed exist and with which Paul Ryan is actually familiar. Jezebel humbly submits our own version of the Sanctity of Human Life Act, which would grant "all the legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood" to Paul Ryan's jizz. Our edited version of the bill — which, as you'll see, would merely tweak the original, no big deal — is below.
As a side note, why do liberals act like pro-lifers just want to put women in chains as if the abortion debate isn't about a axiomatic disagreement about the commencement of life?
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