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the legal magic trick that turns 'a thing' into 'someone who counts.'
means the status of being recognized as an entity with rights, protections, and standing before the law.
from from person, via latin persona, originally the mask an actor wore on stage — law borrowed the word for the role you play in society, not just the body you occupy.
corporations qualifycompanies have held legal personhood since the 1800s.
rivers toonew zealand's whanganui river is a legal person.
not automatichistory shows it was denied to whole classes of humans.
fetal debateswhen personhood begins is still fiercely, unresolvedly contested.