DE City Council Passes Resolution Urging sperm 'Personhood'

[Jari Head]

Here appears to provide proof the the 'Right to Life' gang have gone plumb loco, 'round the bend and off the deep end.

The Wilmington City Council has a message for men -- sperm are people, too.

The council for Delaware's largest city passed a resolution by an 8-4 vote Thursday calling on the Delaware legislature, other state legislatures and the U.S. Congress to pass laws granting "personhood" rights to eggs and sperm. The resolution was authored by councilwoman Loretta Walsh as a protest in the current battle over women's health care access.
"[E]ach 'egg person' and each 'sperm person' should be deemed equal in the eyes of the government and be subject to the same laws and regulations as any other dependent minor and be protected against abuse, neglect or abandonment by the parent or guardian," says the resolution. "[L]aws should be enacted by all legislative bodies in the United States to promote equal representation, and should potentially include laws in defense of 'personhood,' forbidding every man from destroying his semen."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/wilmington-city-council-sperm-egg-personhood_n_1316924.html

Why don't they save something this mind numbingly idiotic for the first of next month? One must wonder if the DEA needs to look into what members of the city council are smoking, drinking or snorting.

[Cannot think of a name]

Here appears to provide proof the the 'Right to Life' gang have gone plumb loco, 'round the bend and off the deep end.

The Wilmington City Council has a message for men -- sperm are people, too.

The council for Delaware's largest city passed a resolution by an 8-4 vote Thursday calling on the Delaware legislature, other state legislatures and the U.S. Congress to pass laws granting "personhood" rights to eggs and sperm. The resolution was authored by councilwoman Loretta Walsh as a protest in the current battle over women's health care access.
"[E]ach 'egg person' and each 'sperm person' should be deemed equal in the eyes of the government and be subject to the same laws and regulations as any other dependent minor and be protected against abuse, neglect or abandonment by the parent or guardian," says the resolution. "[L]aws should be enacted by all legislative bodies in the United States to promote equal representation, and should potentially include laws in defense of 'personhood,' forbidding every man from destroying his semen."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/wilmington-city-council-sperm-egg-personhood_n_1316924.html

Why don't they save something this mind numbingly idiotic for the first of next month? One must wonder if the DEA needs to look into what members of the city council are smoking, drinking or snorting.

Alright, before I proceed I need to gauge something: Do you think Jonathan Swift really wanted people to eat babies?

[Ifreann]

Bat shit insane hardly seems to cover it.

[Revolutopia]

Here appears to provide proof the the 'Right to Life' gang have gone plumb loco, 'round the bend and off the deep end.

The Wilmington City Council has a message for men -- sperm are people, too.

The council for Delaware's largest city passed a resolution by an 8-4 vote Thursday calling on the Delaware legislature, other state legislatures and the U.S. Congress to pass laws granting "personhood" rights to eggs and sperm. The resolution was authored by councilwoman Loretta Walsh as a protest in the current battle over women's health care access.
"[E]ach 'egg person' and each 'sperm person' should be deemed equal in the eyes of the government and be subject to the same laws and regulations as any other dependent minor and be protected against abuse, neglect or abandonment by the parent or guardian," says the resolution. "[L]aws should be enacted by all legislative bodies in the United States to promote equal representation, and should potentially include laws in defense of 'personhood,' forbidding every man from destroying his semen."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/wilmington-city-council-sperm-egg-personhood_n_1316924.html

Why don't they save something this mind numbingly idiotic for the first of next month? One must wonder if the DEA needs to look into what members of the city council are smoking, drinking or snorting.

Read the bolded text of your OP.

[Rubiconic Crossings V2 rev 1f]

Actually its an interesting protest against the male dominated debate over women's health care...

The council passed a resolution that asks state legislatures and U.S. Congress to enact laws that forbid men from destroying their semen.

For Loretta Walsh, the councilwoman who introduced the resolution, it's a way -- an admittedly "tongue-in-cheek" way -- to call attention to "the absurdity of men making health decisions for women."

Two weeks ago, at the last City Council meeting, Walsh railed against Virginia lawmakers pushing to require women to undergo ultrasounds before having an abortion. So upset over the issue, Walsh said, she stayed up until 3 a.m. drafting her resolution.

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/2 ... ck_check=1

[Arkinesia]

Here appears to provide proof the the 'Right to Life' gang have gone plumb loco, 'round the bend and off the deep end.

The Wilmington City Council has a message for men -- sperm are people, too.

The council for Delaware's largest city passed a resolution by an 8-4 vote Thursday calling on the Delaware legislature, other state legislatures and the U.S. Congress to pass laws granting "personhood" rights to eggs and sperm. The resolution was authored by councilwoman Loretta Walsh as a protest in the current battle over women's health care access.
"[E]ach 'egg person' and each 'sperm person' should be deemed equal in the eyes of the government and be subject to the same laws and regulations as any other dependent minor and be protected against abuse, neglect or abandonment by the parent or guardian," says the resolution. "[L]aws should be enacted by all legislative bodies in the United States to promote equal representation, and should potentially include laws in defense of 'personhood,' forbidding every man from destroying his semen."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/wilmington-city-council-sperm-egg-personhood_n_1316924.html

Why don't they save something this mind numbingly idiotic for the first of next month? One must wonder if the DEA needs to look into what members of the city council are smoking, drinking or snorting.

Hey, looks like Loretta Walsh has a sense of humor. Good on her, we don't have enough politicians with that these days.

[Grave_n_idle]

Here appears to provide proof the the 'Right to Life' gang have gone plumb loco, 'round the bend and off the deep end.

The Wilmington City Council has a message for men -- sperm are people, too.

The council for Delaware's largest city passed a resolution by an 8-4 vote Thursday calling on the Delaware legislature, other state legislatures and the U.S. Congress to pass laws granting "personhood" rights to eggs and sperm. The resolution was authored by councilwoman Loretta Walsh as a protest in the current battle over women's health care access.
"[E]ach 'egg person' and each 'sperm person' should be deemed equal in the eyes of the government and be subject to the same laws and regulations as any other dependent minor and be protected against abuse, neglect or abandonment by the parent or guardian," says the resolution. "[L]aws should be enacted by all legislative bodies in the United States to promote equal representation, and should potentially include laws in defense of 'personhood,' forbidding every man from destroying his semen."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/wilmington-city-council-sperm-egg-personhood_n_1316924.html

Why don't they save something this mind numbingly idiotic for the first of next month? One must wonder if the DEA needs to look into what members of the city council are smoking, drinking or snorting.

Makes sense to me. I think you're reading it as something other than what it is - a 'protest' resolution. Hey, if an egg becomes a 'person' the instant a sperm enters it... then why not give the egg and the sperm 'people' rights, too?

It's designed to draw attention to the stupidity of the 'person-since-conception' argument.

[The Ilk]

I wonder how much ejaculate I can donate to the sperm bank over the course of my life?

[The Republic of Lanos]

I wonder how much ejaculate I can donate to the sperm bank over the course of my life?

I'm waiting to see someone there call the cops on a sperm bank because they're holding "hostages."

Honestly, this is getting ridiculous...

[OMGeverynameistaken]

You guys should read the OP's article more carefully. Or just look at the guy who bolded a certain sentence.

Otherwise, does this mean we get to vote on behalf of our reproductive organs? This is clearly an attempt to disenfranchise female voters!

[Cannot think of a name]

You guys should read the OP's article more carefully. Or just look at the guy who bolded a certain sentence.

Otherwise, does this mean we get to vote on behalf of our reproductive organs? This is clearly an attempt to disenfranchise female voters!

Interesting...women would get one less vote every month until they were reduced to one at menopause...

I wonder if this would lead to a new "3/5ths compromise of dez nutz..."




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Sorry, I just wanted to type "3/5ths compromise of dez nutz..." I'll go now...

[Genivaria]

I wonder how much ejaculate I can donate to the sperm bank over the course of my life?

^Does this count as human trafficking?

[Big Jim P]

Well, I am now a mass murderer of godlike proportions.

[Fluffy Coyotes]

Makes sense to me. I think you're reading it as something other than what it is - a 'protest' resolution. Hey, if an egg becomes a 'person' the instant a sperm enters it... then why not give the egg and the sperm 'people' rights, too?

It's designed to draw attention to the stupidity of the 'person-since-conception' argument.

Something about the way they're going about it strikes me as disingenuous, though I'm not sure what.

Also, as I pointed out elsewhere, it's ignoring the differences between pre-fertilization and post-fertilization. I don't agree with making it the basis, but let's not pretend they're the exact same thing here. We need to maintain the high ground.

[Northwest Slobovia]

It's a joke. One of the councilbabes thought it would make an amusing protest, and apparently she succeeded:

Wilmington City Council sent a message to lawmakers everywhere Thursday night: It's time to hold men accountable for the well-being of their sperm.

The council passed a resolution that asks state legislatures and U.S. Congress to enact laws that forbid men from destroying their semen.

For Loretta Walsh, the councilwoman who introduced the resolution, it's a way -- an admittedly "tongue-in-cheek" way -- to call attention to "the absurdity of men making health decisions for women."

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[Northwest Slobovia]

Well, I am now a mass murderer of godlike proportions.

"One death is a tradedy. A million deaths is rather relaxing."

[Sane Outcasts]

Like any good piece of satire, half of the entertainment is in watching so many people take something like this measure seriously.

[Tlaceceyaya]

I wonder if the person who proposed that resolution has ever had safe sex or masturbated.
EDIT: Reread it and it says the person who proposed it was a woman. I wonder if she has ever not had a child the moment she was able to.

[Genivaria]

Well, I am now a mass murderer of godlike proportions.

"One death is a tradedy. A million deaths is rather relaxing."

[The Corparation]

This screams satire. I find it even more amusing that people have fallen for it.

[Genivaria]

This screams satire. I find it even more amusing that people have fallen for it.

You must not live in the Bible Belt.

[Ifreann]

Well, I am now a mass murderer of godlike proportions.

"One death is a tradedy. A million deaths is rather relaxing."

A million seems a bit low.

[The Pretend Pub]

I wonder if the person who proposed that resolution has ever had safe sex or masturbated.
EDIT: Reread it and it says the person who proposed it was a woman. I wonder if she has ever not had a child the moment she was able to.

I wonder if you've ever read A Modest Proposal.

[Geilinor]

"Personhood" rights to eggs and sperm? Seriously? Favoring "personhood" for fetuses has some sense, but eggs and sperm?

[Tlaceceyaya]

I wonder if the person who proposed that resolution has ever had safe sex or masturbated.
EDIT: Reread it and it says the person who proposed it was a woman. I wonder if she has ever not had a child the moment she was able to.

I wonder if you've ever read A Modest Proposal.

No, but I just wikipedia'd it.