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Anti-Abortion Group Pushes Failed "Personhood" Strategy

By Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

December 5, 2008 - 9:00am

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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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"Eggment" Backers Go National; Vow to Target Every Petition State

By Ernest Luning, New Journalist Fellow

November 11, 2008 - 9:00am

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Despite a crushing defeat at the ballot box last Tuesday, supporters of Colorado's “personhood” amendment, have launched plans to take the fight to 16 more states.

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Amendment 48 Goes Too Far

By Rep. Patricia Schroeder

October 29, 2008 - 9:00am

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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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Amendment 48: An Absurd Lack of Empathy

By Pamela White

October 27, 2008 - 8:00am

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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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Amendment 48: Constitution and Consequences

By Pamela White

October 23, 2008 - 8:00am

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If Colorado's proposed constitutional amendment to bestow legal rights on fertilized eggs passes this November, the state should look to Nicaragua for a model of likely effects of an abortion ban.

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