Open Thread: Sperm Are People Too

The City Council of Wilmington, Delaware is officially promoting rights of “personhood” for sperm and ova.

In a resolution, the council declared: “Laws 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.”

The resolution passed, 8-4, Thursday night.

Loretta Walsh, the councilwoman who introduced the resolution, told the Wilmington News Journal: “What’s good for the gander is good for the goose.”

The resolution…says each “egg person” and each “sperm person” should be deemed equal in the eyes of government and given the same rights “as any other dependent minor.”

Personally, I applaud Councilwoman Walsh for her efforts to rescue millions of pre-conception babies from untimely deaths. After all, when sperm and ovum unite, a pre-born child is formed. Some people try to conceal what has happened by using the term “zygote,” but everyone knows that its really a child. Walsh is truly pro-life and a wonderful example for the pro-life community.

State legislatures around the country should pass sperm and ovum “personhood” laws.