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''They are tumors that contain recognizable parts of humans..." Hmmm. Several politicians and talk show hosts come to mind! 2009/3/17 rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> > Because a teratoma contains the homo sapiens genome it could get personhood > rights: > > "Embryos that develop abnormalities are not normally implanted, Dahl said. > However, under Ruby's bill, they would have the same rights as human beings, > she said. > > Women can develop a type of ovarian tumor, called a teratoma, that has some > human features, including bone and teeth. The tumors will not develop into a > baby, but they ''contain the genome of homo sapien,'' Dahl said. > > ''They are tumors that contain recognizable parts of humans,'' Dahl said. > ''There can be teeth, cartilage, bone, tissue, fat, hair ... An abnormal > tumor of the ovary would be protected as a person under this bill.'' > > Senate panel hears arguments personhood > POSTED: March 17, 2009 Save | Print | Email Email: "Senate panel hears > arguments on personhood egg bill" > > BIISMARCK (AP) - Dr. Stephanie Dahl spends most of her time treating women > who want to have children, and she believes legislation to give a fertilized > egg the same rights as a human being could put some of her patients in > peril. > > Should a woman's developing embryo be considered equal to the woman's own > life, some medical treatments, including chemotherapy for cancer, could be > questioned because they would put another ''person'' at risk, Dahl told the > North Dakota Senate's Judiciary Committee on Monday. > > Dahl spoke at a committee hearing on legislation, sponsored by Rep. Dan > Ruby, R-Minot, that seeks to define a person in North Dakota law as ''any > organism with the genome of homo sapiens.'' > > Ruby believes that by treating a fertilized egg as a person, North Dakota > would gain a strategy for arguing in the federal courts that states should > have the right to define when life begins. > > North Dakota and other states then would regain the authority to regulate > abortion, Ruby said. His said his legislation ''applies the protections of > our existing laws to babies who are irrefutably distinguishable from the > mothers carrying them.'' > Senate committee members said they were wary of the bill's implications. > Sens. Curtis Olafson, R-Edinburg, and Tom Fiebiger, D-Fargo, asked whether > it would influence doctors to avoid treatment of problem pregnancies because > of the possible legal ramifications. > > The Judiciary Committee will make a recommendation on the bill later, > followed by a vote in the full Senate. The panel's chairman, Sen. David > Nething, R-Jamestown, said Monday he was not sure when the recommendation > would be made. > Dahl and Dr. Steffen Christensen, reproductive endocrinologists at > MeritCare Health System's Reproductive Medicine Institute in Fargo, said the > bill could affect in vitro fertilization treatments in which a woman's egg > is fertilized with a man's sperm outside the woman's body. The egg is then > implanted in the woman's uterus. > > Embryos that develop abnormalities are not normally implanted, Dahl said. > However, under Ruby's bill, they would have the same rights as human beings, > she said. > > Women can develop a type of ovarian tumor, called a teratoma, that has some > human features, including bone and teeth. The tumors will not develop into a > baby, but they ''contain the genome of homo sapien,'' Dahl said. > > ''They are tumors that contain recognizable parts of humans,'' Dahl said. > ''There can be teeth, cartilage, bone, tissue, fat, hair ... An abnormal > tumor of the ovary would be protected as a person under this bill.'' > > Christine Hogan, a Bismarck attorney, said the bill's definition of a > person was imprecise and difficult to interpret. > > ''What exactly is an organism? It has been defined as anything from an > amoeba to a cell to a being with organs,'' Hogan said. ''How do we know when > an organism is a person?'' > > Defending the legislation in court would be a certain loser, and would cost > the state millions of dollars to boot, Hogan said. > Gualberto Garcia Jones, a former attorney for the American Life League in > Washington, D.C., argued the legislation offers a new angle in the legal > struggle over abortion rights. > > It attempts to avoid existing U.S. Supreme Court decisions, which have > focused on the right to privacy, in favor of asserting that the > Constitution's 10th Amendment gives states the right to regulate abortion, > Jones said. > > The strength of Ruby's bill is that it does not directly mention abortion, > embryonic stem-cell research ''or any other hot-button issue,'' Jones said. > ''Instead, it asserts the fundamental right of a state to govern itself.'' > > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn