Amanda Becker is The 19th’s Washington correspondent. She has covered the U.S. Congress, the White House and elections for more than a decade.
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Republicans approve national platform that would give rights to fetuses, endangering abortion, IVF
If established by legislation, fetal personhood would have the practical effect of prohibiting abortion at all stages of pregnancy. Its impact could become national if courts affirm state-level laws that extend the application of the 14th Amendment to fetuses.
