One of the conversations that has started since the Supreme Court decided to eliminate Roe v. Wade is the argument of "personhood" and whether or not a fetus is considered a person and at what stage of development it becomes a "person." Tuesday, the Supreme Court said that they weren't going to take it up just yet. In Texas, one woman has been using the carpool lane arguing that because she is pregnant, there are two people in her car. She's actually won protests of tickets as a result.The idea of "personhood" brings up a lot of legal questions. Would it change the age of everyone, meaning people could qualify for Social Security and Medicare sooner? Could 15-year-olds demand driver's licenses sooner? Can families on assistance declare the fetus in requests for aid? Would parents-to-be declare the dependents on their taxes before they're even born?
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