Personhood Amendment

Birth Control, Abortion Battles Inspire Protest Legislation (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 03.08.2012

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Debates over birth control and abortion have taken center stage in the states and in Congress, with Republicans in many state legislatures weighing bi...

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Lawmakers Kill Controversial Personhood Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Abortion, Video, Virginia Abortion, Women's Health, Virginia Legislature, Reproductive Rights, Personhood, Virginia Personhood, Tommy Norment, Personhood Amendments, Personhood Amendment, Birth Control, Virginia Politics, Politics News

In an unexpected move, the Virginia Senate killed the state's personhood bill, a key victory for women's groups seeking to battle the current proposal...

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Personhood Bill Resembling Failed Mississippi Measure Advances In Virginia House

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 02.14.2012

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The GOP-controlled Virginia House of Delegates Monday advanced a "fetal personhood" bill that would give legal rights to a human fertilized egg and a ...

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39 Years Later, Roe v. Wade Still Under Siege

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 01.20.2012

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On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court voted to protect a woman's right to have an abortion in the early stages of her pregnancy. Before the landmark ...

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The Year In Review

Linda Hallman | Posted 02.29.2012

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As 2011 comes to a close, it seems almost nonsensical to have to mention, let alone devote an article to, gender barriers. While women have made great strides, we still have a long way to go.

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No Woman No Country

Marla Mossman | Posted 02.15.2012

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Newt Gingrich Signs Fetal Personhood Pledge

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 12.14.2011

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Three Republican presidential candidates, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Sen. Rick Santorum (Penn.), and Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.), si...

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Colo. Anti-Choice Group Down, But Not Out

Posted 11.21.2011

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Personhood USA, the Colorado-based pro-life organization behind the recent failed "personhood" initiative that was struck down by more than 55 percent...

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When Legislating Morality Falls Short

Christian Piatt | Posted 01.21.2012

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The fear at the heart of the public's down-vote is that the rights of the unborn are being placed above those of those they already know. And that's simply not a sacrifice many are willing to make.

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Message From Mississippi Personhood Defeat: Americans Don't Want to Criminalize Women's Personal Choices

Ellen Chesler | Posted 01.11.2012

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Tuesday's solid defeat of the Mississippi Personhood amendment is a victory against extremism and for women's health and rights, but it is also a big win for progressive political organizing.

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After Miss. Defeat, What's Next For 'Personhood'?

Posted 01.09.2012

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By Lauren Markoe Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) The failure of the "personhood" initiative in Mississippi on Tuesday (Nov. 8) intensified ...

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Big Wins For Progressives On Election Night

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Tuesday's elections saw big wins for progressives around the country, who blocked right-wing measures on issues of voting, labor, immigr...

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An Acorn Is Not an Oak

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Anti-Abortion, Mississippi Personhood, Personhood Amendment, Proposition 26, Anti-Abortion Bill, Abortion Rights, Prop 26, Politics News

Clearly somewhere between a just-fertilized egg and a baby about to exit the birth canal lies a distinction between potentially human and human. Because that line is difficult to draw does not mean that the line does not exist.

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6 Reasons Mississippians Said No to "Personhood" Amendment

Burns Strider | Posted 01.08.2012

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Why did those pushing "personhood" lose in arguably the most conservative state in the Union? Why did the opposing forces win a majority of the vote in Mississippi? Here are six reasons.

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State Measures Against Abortion, Unions, Health Care Laws On The Line

AP | By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS | Posted 01.08.2012

ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The questions on the ballot range from undocumented immigration and union rights ...

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Huntsman: 'Personhood' Amendment That Romney, GOP Field Back 'Goes Too Far'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A ballot initiative in Mississippi that would define a fertilized egg as a legal person has led to a rare divide among Republican presid...

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Both Sides Now: On Abortion, Labor and Frontrunner Fumbles

HuffPost Radio | Posted 11.07.2011

Arianna and Kellyanne Conway preview next week's ballot initiatives on abortion and labor rights in Mississippi and Ohio, respectively, and then review the GOP frontrunners' Weak Week.

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Personhood Amendment? Kid's Stuff! We Need a Motherhood Amendment!

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 01.02.2012

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The Xian Right has finally tired of trotting out "defense of marriage" ballot measures. Now, they've got a shiny new lure to bring the base to the surface on election day: the personhood amendment.

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Comic: Person Costume

Carolita Johnson | Posted 01.01.2012

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Personhood: Why Beginning Life at Conception Carries Risks, Even for Anti-Abortion Activists

Sarika Bansal | Posted 01.01.2012

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Sadly, by granting equivalent legal rights to fertilized eggs, the personhood amendment may tip the scales and begin prioritizing the zygote over the post-born person.

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As Mississippi Debates Extreme 'Personhood' Amendment, Advocates Ask Where Are The Dems?

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 11.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Mississippians are set to vote on a ballot measure this November that would redefine the word "person" in the state constitution to incl...

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Anti-Abortion Talk-Show Host Takes on Mitt Romney

Jason Salzman | Posted 10.08.2011

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Bob Enyart, a local anti-abortion radio-show host, is planning a national campaign to convince GOP primary and caucus voters of this: "When Mitt Romney says he's a pro-family, pro-life conservative, he is a liar."

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Ken Buck Trips Up Over Abortion Measure

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — A conservative Republican trying to unseat a rookie Democratic senator in Colorado is scrambling to explain his position on abortion in...

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Amendment 62: Insulting, Hurtful and Demeaning

Rev. Dawn Duval | Posted 05.25.2011

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The truth about Amendment 62 is that it eliminates a woman's right to make private decisions about her body, her health, and her future.

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'Personhood' Amendment's Lawsuit Over Colorado Blue Book Dismissed

Posted 05.25.2011

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A Denver District Judge threw out a lawsuit on Thursday that would have revised language about a ballot measure to outlaw abortion on a state voters' ...

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