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…to Personhood
Is hairlessness one of the genes necessary for citizenship?
Persons: “conscious beings, aware of themselves, with intents and purposes over time”
You can be human and not persons: fetus, PVS, braindead
You can be a person and not human: great apes, AI, posthumans
Legal personhood confers the
“right to life” and personal continuity