Posts Tagged ‘personhood’

Will China Ban Dog and Cat Meat?

There are few things in this world that we can all agree on. Scratch that. There’s probably nothing in this world we can all agree on, but few things most of us can agree on. The importance of cultural diversity is one of them. So when ignorance, lack of understanding of certain cultures or traditions, [...]

A state judge in Carson City, Nevada, rejected a proposed ballot initiative that sought to define a person as “everyone possessing a human genome.” According to NPR, the judge’s argument for rejecting the bill was that “the language was too vague and violated state law that limits questions to one subject.” What was the aim [...]