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The one where an Oklahoma lawmaker tries to ban “depositing semen” in places that are not a woman’s vagina

9:00 AM EST on February 7, 2012

Yesterday, our state lawmakers introduced SB 1433 to the Senate Floor. The bill, now known as the Personhood Act, is part of the right-wing movement to give rights to fertilized human embryos, including the ones that still haven’t lost their gills or tails.

Here’s the bill:

The Oklahoma Legislature finds that:

1. The life of each human being begins at conception;

2. Unborn children have protectable interests in life, health, and well-being; and