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Does a fetus count in the carpool lane? Texas’ abortion law creates new questions about legal personhood

A pregnant Texas woman said her fetus should count as a person in an HOV lane. That legal question is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the thorny question of “personhood.”

Interstate 45 Gulf Freeway's HOV and Toll lanes exit into Metro's Eastowood Transit Center in Houston Friday, October 19, 2012.

An expansive concept 

No U.S. or Texas laws on fetal personhood 

Texas’ abortion opponents remain divided


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Politics 87th Legislative Session Abortion Greg Abbott Texas House of Representatives Texas Legislature