Personhood Amendments

John Celock

NOW President Calls Wisconsin Single Parent Bill 'Astonishing New Front'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Abortion, National Organization for Women, Video, Kansas Politics, Kansas Abortion Bill, Virginia Abortion, 2012 Election, Women's Health, Wisconsin Politics, Mississippi-Politics, Personhood Amendments, Election 2012, Terry O'neill, Politics News

The president of the National Organization for Women described a Wisconsin bill, based on the idea that single parenting could lead to child abuse, as...

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Friday Talking Points -- "Hands Off My Uterus!"

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: War on Women, Sandra Fluke, Dennis Kucinich, Abortion, Birth Control, Feminazi, Every Sperm Is Sacred, Obama Birth Control, Rush Limbaugh Sandra Fluke, Personhood Amendments, Politics News
Chris Weigant

They don't wear funny hats any more, but there still sure are a lot of Puritans in this country these days. It wouldn't surprise me if you told me some red state is going to force every woman who gets birth control to wear a scarlet letter.

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Birth Control, Abortion Battles Inspire Protest Legislation (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Abortion, Video, Virginia Ultrasound Bill, Ultrasound, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Contraception Mandate, Personhood Amendments, Transvaginal Ultrasound, Contraception, Birth Control, Obama Contraception Rule, Personhood Amendment, Obama Contraception, Slidepollajax, Politics News

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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Unborn in the USA

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Abortion, Women's Rights, Birth Control, Mississippi-Personhood, Virginia Personhood, Personhood, Women's Health, Oklahoma Personhood, Personhood Amendments, Contraception, Anti-Choice, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Politics News
Robert J. Elisberg

Given that the number of unborn is currently unknown, it could reach the trillions -- or gazillions -- and should all those unborn give their grateful loyalty upon birth (should it occur) to the religious far right, the Republican Party could overwhelm elections through eternity.

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Would Coors Put His Vote Where His Money Is and Co-Sponsor Personhood Bills?

Jason Salzman | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Matt Ball, Personhood USA, Joe Coors, Gualberto Garcia Jones, Coloradopols, Personhood Amendments, Colorado Personhood, Denver News
Jason Salzman

Congressional candidate Joe Coors gave $1,000 to Personhood Colorado in support of its efforts to pass a personhood amendment in 2010. So would Coors put his vote where his money is:

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John Celock

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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Speeding Tickets For Embryos? As Personhood Bills Proliferate, Could Be

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Abortion, God, Bible, Jeremiah, Quickening, Religion and Politics, Virginia Personhood, Gender and Religion, Personhood Amendments, Religion and Science, Religion News
Clay Farris Naff

Remember the "Defense of Marriage" ballot measures? Ah, those were simpler, more innocent days. The dark forces of Old-Time Religion have moved on to a more sophisticated campaign.

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The Republican War on Women: Invading the Vagina in Virginia

Tobias Barrington Wolff | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Virginia, War on Women, Ultrasound, Women's Issues, Women's Health, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Health, Anti-Abortion, Contraception, Republican Party, Republicans, Virginia Ultrasound Bill, Personhood, Personhood Amendments, Politics News
Tobias Barrington Wolff

Every person who has a body should view this law as a direct assault. So, too, should every person who believes that women are human beings.

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Yesterday I Was Just a Sperm Cell. Now I'm a Person!

John Blumenthal | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Fallopian Highway, Supreme Court, Emily, Ovum, Prostate, Gonads, Sperm Cells, Vincent, Exxon-Mobil, President Santorum, Embryo, Republicans, Pro-Lifers, Citicorp, Humor, Satire, Personhood, Personhood Amendments, Comedy, Comedy News
John Blumenthal

Since the pro-lifers came up with this awesome personhood idea, I've been dating an ovum named Emily. She's a babe. Obviously, we can't have sex because that would form an embryo, which is a no-no, but we can do... um... everything else.

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Since When Are Persons Supposed to Be Above the Law and Paying Taxes?

Patrick Geans-Ali | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Corporate Personhood, Personhood Amendments, Detroit Schools, Michigan Governor, Rick Snyder, Personhood, Detroit Incinerator, Detroit Incinerator Tax Credits, Detroit News
Patrick Geans-Ali

If you believe citizens should pay taxes, so should businesses. If citizens should obey the laws, so should corporations. If no person is above the law, then no business should be above the law either.

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Don't Let Anyone Tell You Abortion Issues Don't Matter in Washington

Jason Salzman | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Hank Brown, Ken Buck, Personhood Amendments, Colorado Personhood Amendment, Colorado Personhood, Denver News
Jason Salzman

Hank Brown, with due respect, journalists were right in 2010 not to accept the GOP post-primary cries that abortion issues mattered so little compared to jobs that they need not be discussed.

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Laura Bassett

Newt Gingrich: Life Begins At 'Successful Implantation'

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Video, Newt Gingrich 2012, 2012 Election, Personhood, Elections 2012, Personhood USA, Personhood Amendments, Newt Gingrich Abortion, Newt Gingrich Personhood, Newt Gingrich, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich clarified his position on personhood Friday when he told ABC News' Jake Tapper that he b...

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Laura Bassett

'Personhood' Anti-Abortion Initiative Gets A Makeover In Georgia

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Video, Mississippi Personhood, Georgia Right to Life, Personhood, Personhood Amendments, Personhood USA, Georgia Personhood, Personhood-Abortion, Politics News

The national movement to define a zygote as a legal person failed a few weeks ago in Mississippi, but anti-abortion advocates behind two new "personho...

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Media Omission: Romney Supported Personhood Four Years Ago

Jason Salzman | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Gail Gitcho, Politico, Mitt Romney, Personhood USA, Robert George, Personhood Amendments, Las Vegas Sun, Denver News
Jason Salzman

The most fair and accurate way for journalists to describe Romney's position on personhood is to write that he's flip-flopped on the issue over the years.

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When Legislating Morality Falls Short

Christian Piatt | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Social Justice, Occupy Wall Street, LGBT Rights, Christianity, Personhood Amendments, Personhood Amendment, Gospel, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Red Letter Christians, Religion and Politics, Abortion, Mississippi Personhood Ammendment, Christian View of Abortion, Religion News
Christian Piatt

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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Diagnosing The 'Personhood' Problem: It's In Your Brain

Jonathan D. Moreno | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Biopolitics, Neuroscience, Personhood Amendments, Fetus Personhood, Embryo Personhood, Culture News
Jonathan D. Moreno

Why do we have trouble defining what a "person" is? The answer may lie in human evolutionary antiquity. It seems that the neuroscientific and evolutionary evidence for a hard-wired but increasingly dysfunctional idea of personhood is compelling.

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Sorry, GOP: It Looks Like America's Bullsh*t Detector Just Went Off

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Personhood Amendments, Corporate Personhood, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

It's great when we can disagree in a civilized way, but it's getting pretty hard to avoid the conclusion that the phrase "right-wing logic," as delivered by the GOP and mimicked by Mitt Romney, has become the mother of all oxymorons.

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Can a State Outlaw Abortion?

Lyle Denniston | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Abortion, Personhood Amendments, Mississippi-Personhood, Mississippi Abortion, Personhood, Politics News
Lyle Denniston

Mississippi's "Initiative 26," the "Personhood Amendment" that goes before the voters of the Magnolia State today, appears doomed under the Constitution -- unless the membership of the Supreme Court changes significantly by the time such a measure reached the Justices.

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Christian Views On Social Issues: Abortion

Lisa Sharon Harper | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Christianity, Abortion, Christian Right, Religion and Politics, Christian Left, Christian Family Values, Roe v. Wade, Abortion Rights, Christian Views on Abortion, Mississippi Abortion, Ballot Measure 26 Mississippi, Mississippi Personhood, Personhood Amendments, Religion News
Lisa Sharon Harper

Today, Mississippi voters will vote on "the Personhood Amendment," which would grant the status of legal person to a fertilized egg. The measure would effectively outlaw abortion in all circumstances.

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What Is a Person?

Valerie Tarico | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Abortion, Fetal Personhood, Preamble, Reproductive Rights, Personhood Amendments, Religious Right, Corporate Personhood, Mississippi, Compassion, Politics News
Valerie Tarico

This week the citizens of Mississippi will vote whether to legally assign the status of "personhood" to any human egg that has been penetrated by a sperm. I hope that if Mississippi awards personhood to fertilized eggs, they will take this seriously.

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

AP | By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Ohio Elections, Issue 2, Ballot Amendments, Mississippi Elections, Steve Beshear, State Ballot Amendments, Russell Pearce Recall, State Ballot Issues, Mississippi Personhood Measure, Personhood Amendment, Elections Results, 2011 Elections, Russell Pearce, Ohio Issue 2, Video, Mississippi Personhood, Mississippi, Kentucky Elections, Mississippi Personhood Law, Personhood Amendments, 2011 Elections Results, Ballot Issues, Politics News

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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Laura Bassett

Mississipi 'Personhood' Law Leaves Legal Questions Beyond The Ballot

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Abortion, Proposition 26, Video, Mississippi-Abortion, Mississippi-Personhood, Haley Barbour, Personhood USA, Personhood Amendments, Politics News

If Mississippians vote to pass an unprecedented initiative on Tuesday that would declare a fertilized egg a legal person under the state Constitution,...

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The War on Women You Haven't Heard of

Nancy Keenan | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Abortion, Abortion Parental Notification, War on Women, Mississippi, Mississippi-Personhood, Haley Barbour, Ballot Initiative, Anti-Abortion Bill, Personhood, Mitt Romney, Personhood USA, Personhood Amendments, Initiative 26, Birth Control, Pro-Choice, Politics News
Nancy Keenan

Anti-choice extremists never take their eye off the prize: making abortion illegal in the United States. Right now, they have their sights set on Mississippi.

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Romney Repeating Ken Buck's Errors on Personhood

Jill Hanauer | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Project New West, Haley Barbour, Abortion, Colorado Personhood, Mitt Romney, Personhood, Reproductive Rights, Mississippi Personhood, 2012, Ken Buck, Women's Rights, Personhood Amendments, Mitt Romney Abortion, Denver News
Jill Hanauer

As Mississippi Republicans back away from the personhood ballot initiative that would restrict reproductive rights in the state, Mitt Romney's position on this national issue looks increasingly out-of-touch with a majority of voters.

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

Sarika Bansal | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Abortion, Human Rights, Mississippi, Mississippi-Personhood, Reproductive Rights, Personhood, Anti-Abortion, Personhood Amendments, Personhood Amendment, Pro-Choice, Video, Politics News
Sarika Bansal

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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