With defeats in North Dakota and Colorado this election, the personhood movement is 0 for 5 since the first attempt in 2008. The ballot initiatives would amend state law to expand the rights afforded to unborn fetuses. Vox health editor Sarah Kliff explains what the ballot results mean for the future.
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