One of the things I hear most from moderate pro-lifers and political pragmatists is that personhood is just too complicated and abstract to apply effectively in law. They say it’s either too philosophical, it’s too far-reaching, or it will lead to further entrenching abortion in law. These arguments are not only ill-informed, they’re purposefully inaccurate. The trouble is, when well-meaning pro-lifers (especially well-meaning but sheepish freshman pro-life legislators) hear these arguments...

In Georgia Right to Life's 5-hour training seminar, called “Pillars of Personhood,” the most difficult topics to teach and for students to absorb is the “Emerging Technology” section. That's because when we venture into the realm of cyborgism, cloning, artificial intelligence, and chimeras, black and white distinctions of right and wrong get cloudy. The introduction of complex biological and biotechnological scenarios demands the guidance of philosophy, theology, constitutionality,...