Ballot Initiatives 2008
"Personhood" Statement Likely to Fizzle in Montana Legislature
by Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check
March 13, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Montana's legislature must pass the bill to define fertilized eggs as people by 100 votes before it can get on voters' ballots.
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Awkward Reunions at Denver March for Life
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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How the Midwest Was Won: South Dakota Healthy Families' Winning Message
by Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check
December 9, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)
The South Dakota measure to criminalize abortion was defeated by 10 points. The campaign responsible for challenging the ban used messaging much of the national pro-choice movement might not agree with. How does a state in which most voters identify as pro-life defeat an abortion ban?
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Anti-Abortion Group Pushes Failed "Personhood" Strategy
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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Roundup: Anti-Choice Chambliss Wins in Georgia; Why South Dakotans Won't Pass an Abortion Ban
December 3, 2008 - 11:39am (Print)
Georgia Senate seat stays anti-choice; why hasn't anti-choice South Dakota enacted an abortion ban?; ensuring birth control access for teens in Maine; a policy prescription to defuse the culture wars; speaking out about IVF.
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Putting Another Anti-Abortion Myth to Bed
by Cindy Cooper
December 3, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)
In the wake of the crushing defeat of the South Dakota and Colorado ballot measures to ban abortion, anti-choice activists can no longer say that the "people haven't spoken" on the right to abortion.
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Roundup: World AIDS Day, FOCA and the Fallout, South Dakotans in the Common Ground, Personal Takes on Adoption and Surrogacy
December 1, 2008 - 12:19pm (Print)
More on FOCA and Obama; South Dakotans took the common ground on abortion; take action on the HPV vaccine requirement for immigrant women; personal takes on surrogacy and adoption.
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Roundup: Abortion No Longer a "Wedge issue" in Western States; "Troubling Ramifications" of Cosmetic Genital Surgery
November 20, 2008 - 10:35am (Print)
Abortion no longer a "wedge issue" in Western states; "troubling ramifications" of cosmetic genital surgery; Chinese woman allowed to continue her pregnancy; more about the next HHS Secretary.
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Reproductive Rights - Indivisible, With Liberty and Justice For All
by Shira Saperstein, The Moriah Fund
November 18, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)
Reproductive rights are about nothing less than the ability to make decisions about love, sex, and family without government interference or discrimination. That means marriage equality is a cornerstone of reproductive justice.
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One Giant Step Forward, One Devastating Step Back
by Joseph DiNorcia Jr, SIECUS
November 14, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)
On a night in which this country took a giant step forward on racial issues and reproductive rights, we also took a devastating step backwards when it comes to the rights of gay and lesbian individuals.
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