Judge uses a slavery law to rule frozen embryos are property

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel,” a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part on a 19th century law governing the treatment of slaves.



“As there is no prohibition on the sale of human embryos, they may be valued and sold, and thus may be considered ‘goods or chattels,’” he wrote.


https://apnews.com/article/embryos-s...59e8e2c3443c4f
So is abortion just the disposal of property?