Alabama's restrictive new abortion law has created a strange job: fetus attorney.The law allows judges to appoint attorneys to represent fetuses in abortion cases involving girls aged 17 and younger who don't have consent for the procedure from their parents.On Thursday night's "Daily Show," Jessica Williams travelled to the Yellowhammer State to meet a fetus attorney and find out just how he does his job, including how he meets with his clients."You have a crazy-ass job, sir," Williams said to attorney Julian McPhillips.That led to several surreal exchanges, including this one:Williams: "How do you know if a fetus is innocent?"McPhillips: "I think it's a safe assumption that most fetuses, if not all fetuses, are innocent."Williams: "What about a fetus that eats its own twin in utero?"McPhillips: "Well you know that would never happen."Williams: "It's a real thing. A fetus can eat its twin in utero. If that doesn't sound evil, then what is?"As the local American Civil Liberties Union points out, Alabama has no statewide public defender program. So while the state is paying for lawyers to represent the unborn, adults who need constitutionally-guaranteed legal representation often can't get it."If you can't afford an attorney, Alabama has got your back -- until the day you're born," Williams concluded.
I really do just feel like this is quite an absurd concept.
You know what would be a cheaper, more effective, and less absurd way of stopping people from getting abortions?Sex education.
Quote from: LC on January 17, 2015, 10:04:24 PMYou know what would be a cheaper, more effective, and less absurd way of stopping people from getting abortions?Sex education.And ending the nanny state/welfare.
As someone who considers fetuses to be persons (after the development of the central nervous system, not during or before), I think this is pretty silly.Think of the implications of giving fetuses the same rights as full people. Do fetuses get freedom of speech? Miranda rights? The right to keep and bear arms?
A fetus is a living organism, therefore it definitely deserves the right to an attorney.
Quote from: Lemy the Lizerd on January 17, 2015, 10:22:53 PMAs someone who considers fetuses to be persons (after the development of the central nervous system, not during or before), I think this is pretty silly.Think of the implications of giving fetuses the same rights as full people. Do fetuses get freedom of speech? Miranda rights? The right to keep and bear arms?Lemmy, I see this as a great business opportunity for us. We could make fetus sized guns and teach fetus self defense courses.To protect their free speech and freedom of the press we could sell them fetus sized computers and charge them monthly for satellite based internet.
Quote from: aTALLmidget on January 18, 2015, 05:43:14 AMA fetus is a living organism, therefore it definitely deserves the right to an attorney.Does a tree?
Quote from: Icy on January 18, 2015, 08:25:07 AMQuote from: aTALLmidget on January 18, 2015, 05:43:14 AMA fetus is a living organism, therefore it definitely deserves the right to an attorney.Does a tree?A tree is not a human being
Quote from: aTALLmidget on January 18, 2015, 01:57:51 PMQuote from: Icy on January 18, 2015, 08:25:07 AMQuote from: aTALLmidget on January 18, 2015, 05:43:14 AMA fetus is a living organism, therefore it definitely deserves the right to an attorney.Does a tree?A tree is not a human beingYou said "living organism"
Quote from: Icy on January 18, 2015, 03:12:56 PMQuote from: aTALLmidget on January 18, 2015, 01:57:51 PMQuote from: Icy on January 18, 2015, 08:25:07 AMQuote from: aTALLmidget on January 18, 2015, 05:43:14 AMA fetus is a living organism, therefore it definitely deserves the right to an attorney.Does a tree?A tree is not a human beingYou said "living organism"We don't need to discuss semantics
Should a fetus have a right to an attorney?
