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Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

NYU Professor Jeff Sebo believes that chimpanzees deserve to be classified under the law as more than just “things” because of features they possess “such as conscious experience which are widely shared on the phylogenetic tree, which many non-human animals have, independently of how intelligent they happen to be or how similar to humans they happen to be.”

Professor Thinks Chimpanzees Should Be Legally Considered People

Sarah Jackson, Deputy News Editor April 16, 2018
An NYU professor is arguing for chimps to be considered people under the law.
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Personhood bill restricts women’s rights

March 25, 2013
North Dakota's abortion legislature has shown its support for giving embryos the same rights as U.S. citizens, which complicates a women's right to choose.