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  • While Abortions Kill Babies, Court in Argentina Grants Basic Human Rights to an Orangutan

    06/24/2016 4:12:04 PM PDT · by blueyon · 4 replies
    lifenews.com ^ | 6/24/16 | Micaiah Bilger
    "While Abortions Kill Babies, Court in Argentina Grants Basic Human Rights to an Orangutan" An Argentinian court ruled this week that a orangutan named Sandra should receive some of the same legal rights as human beings, according to the BBC. Position 9 Not in use The court decided that while the 20-year-old animal was not a human being, she is a “person” who deserves certain legal rights, according to the report. Lawyers for the orangutan argued that she was being illegally detained in the Buenos Aires zoo and that she had “probable cognitive capability,” the BBC reported. The court ruled...