Embryo Personhood, Once on the Margins of Abortion Debates, Is Moving Closer to the Center

Embryo personhood, once on the margins of abortion debates, is moving closer to the center

(The Conversation) — In vitro fertilization has become a bigger part of reproductive rights debates as a once-fringe movement to recognize embryos as people grows louder.

Embryo personhood, once on the margins of abortion debates, is moving closer to the center

(The Conversation) – In my 2023 book, “Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics,” I show how embryo adoption developed as a Christian pro-life response to the accumulation of embryos remaining after IVF, recasting embryos as vulnerable children requiring rescue. Once a fringe view even among anti-abortion activists, that claim is now moving closer to the mainstream of reproductive politics. (Read More)