Amendment 48

Defeating Amendment 48: Mobilizing Latinos, Union Workers in Colorado

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by Sheila Bapat, RH Reality Check

February 19, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

The victory against Colorado's personhood amendment last fall was due in part to messaging that resonated with two voting blocs not often identified as dependable pro-choice voters - Latinos and labor union members.
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"Personhood" Author Inspires Man to Push for Gay Marriage Amendment

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by Ernest Luning, New Journalist Fellow

February 11, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Inspired by Kristi Burton, a Colorado man is proposing a ballot measure to repeal the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Awkward Reunions at Denver March for Life

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by Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

January 27, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Following the overwhelming defeat of Colorado's personhood initiative, Denver's annual March for Life underscored the sense of how lost the local anti-abortion movement seems.
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Anti-Abortion Group Pushes Failed "Personhood" Strategy

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by Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

December 5, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)

Despite the crushing 3-to-1 loss of a state constitutional amendment to confer civil rights on fertilized human eggs, the American Life League says it's their "only option left".
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Despite Anti-Choice Defeats, Pro-Choice Groups Brace For More

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by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

November 14, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)

Voters definitively beat back anti-choice ballot initiatives on November 4, but opponents of legal abortion say they'll be back for another round. What can women's health advocates do to build up support before the next round of attacks?
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Science and Medicine Trump Anti-Choice Ballot Initiatives

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by Dr. Susie Baldwin, Physicians for a National Health Program

November 10, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)

Despite the anti-abortion movement's best efforts, Americans in three states voted to protect pregnant women and their physicians from interference by the government.
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VIDEO: Ballot Initiatives? Watch Amber's, Angela's and Laura's Stories

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by Amie Newman

October 29, 2008 - 4:30pm (Print)

Need yet more proof that the ballot initiatives in Colorado, South Dakota and California this election season are anti-women's health? Watch the real life stories of these three women unfold on video.

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Amendment 48 Goes Too Far

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by Rep. Patricia Schroeder

October 29, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)

Here's something you still may not know about Colorado's "personhood amendment" on the ballot - chances are you or your own family will be affected if this crazy proposal passes.

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Media Warrior In Our Midst

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by Amie Newman

October 27, 2008 - 3:19pm (Print)

Congratulations to David Bennahum, our content partner, Center for Independent Media's president and CEO, for being named one of the "50 visionaries" who are changing our world by Utne Reader!
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Amendment 48: An Absurd Lack of Empathy

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by Pamela White

October 27, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

Although it's hard to imagine the American public tolerating the medical neglect of women in the name of protecting life, Colorado's Amendment 48 would use the force of law to ensure that women give birth to non-viable babies rather than aborting them.

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