Personhood

Personhood is the status of having outstanding moral worth. Yet the specific criteria that qualify someone as a person are controversial. In the West, personhood tends to be defined in terms of "sophisticated cognitive capacities;" yet, in other societies, such as sub-Saharan Africa, personhood is more often understood as a relational process.

Extends: Personhood, [Abortion debate](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Abortion debate), Egalitarianism, [Equality rights](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Equality rights), [Legal terminology](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Legal terminology)