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Jessica Waters

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Law and policy prof at American U. Talking, writing, and sometimes yelling about about repro rights. Recovering Dean.

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24.05.2025 22:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Fetal personhood rulings could nullify a pregnant patient’s wishes for end-of-life care Laws such as Alabama’s controversial ruling that gives personhood rights to frozen embryos will have ripple effects on how advance directives are interpreted by doctors and the courts.

In 1/2 of US states, a patient’s advance directive can be nullified if the patient is pregnant. Short piece here: theconversation.com/fetal-person...

Just presented this research at #LSA2025!

24.05.2025 21:45 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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