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flag Puerto Rico grants legal personhood to unborn children from conception, enabling rights to inheritance and property, without changing abortion access.

flag Puerto Rico has passed a law granting unborn children legal personhood from conception, giving them rights to inheritance, personal injury claims, and property under the Civil Code, as signed by Governor Jenniffer González-Colón. flag The law, Senate Bill 504, passed 18-6 in the Senate and 40-12 in the House, clarifies that fetuses can be represented legally but does not alter existing abortion access, which remains permitted to protect maternal health. flag Pro-life advocates call it a landmark step for human dignity, while reproductive rights groups warn of potential conflicts with pregnant people’s rights. flag The law takes effect immediately.

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