Personhood

The current personhood movement is an attempt to grant full citizenship to a fetus at the moment of conception, which would ban abortions. What enrages me about personhood movement is that it--with its Orwellian name--actually removes personhood from women, half of our population. Personhood re-enslaves women, turning them into the mechanical baby factories preferred by old white men.

Most Americans understand that slavery is the original curse our ancestors put on this country, a curse that has warped everything since. The greatest crimes in our history were committed against people with black or brown skin. But next comes the denial of personhood to women, gays, Asians, and minorities in general. Today the typical American rejects the surface manifestations of slavery, yet fanatical Republican office holders are deeply committed to the enslavement of young women of all colors. The personhood laws they are passing are currently unconstitutional, but three or four of these women-hating nutters sit on the Supreme Court, where anything can happen.  We can thank the Reagan Revolution.