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Texas Democrats Help Pass Bill Letting Fetuses Count for the HOV Lane (www.jezebel.com)

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Republican lawmakers in Texas have once again introduced a bill that tries to shove fetal personhood into carpool lane regulations. This time, however, the bill passed the House after an amendment from Democrats to include all mothers, whether their children are in the car or not. The dangerous proposal that could further entrench the idea of personhood into state law now goes to the Senate for consideration.

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[-] btmf@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Ma'am I need you to step out for a field pregnancy test please. STOP RESISTING PEE ON THE STICK

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They don't have to be in the car. So i don't know how you prove it. You take care of Grandma and file her as a dependent, if you're female I believe you qualify to drive around in the HOV lane. Take care of Grandma and file her as a dependent as a male, you don't qualify if I'm reading this bill correctly. Or maybe dependents like that aren't considered part of guardianship? Not sure. It all sounds dumb.

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