What is the most likely way fetuses could be determined to be persons?
<p>Could the Supreme Court rule that a fetus is a person? Could Congress pass a bill redefining &quot;person&quot; to include fetuses? If Congress did it, would states' homicide statutes apply to abortion?</p>

<p>The Supreme Court could rule that a fetus is a &quot;person&quot; within the Constitution's meaning of that term, or Congress could pass a law defining &quot;person&quot; to include fetuses.</p>
<p>But neither of those would have any effect on state homicide laws, as different laws can and do use different definitions for the same terms.</p>
<p>For the word to change meaning in state law, the state would need to redefine it. That could likewise happen either judicially or legislatively.</p>

<h2>The Supreme Court is the final authority on what the Constitution means</h2>
<p>If they decide that foetus is captured by “person” in the Constitution then any rights that persons have, foetus’ will have.</p>

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