mississippi
Flipping on Egg-as-Person Laws: Romney Supported Personhood, Flipped, Then Maybe Flipped Again
by Jason Salzman, BigMedia.Org
November 22, 2011 - 10:41am (Print)
As Mississippi debated then defeated a “personhood” amendment that would have granted legal rights to fertilized human eggs, multiple media outlets reported that GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney refused to clarify whether he supported the measure, which would ban not only abortions but also common forms of birth control and undermine other forms of health care for women.
Romney Flipped When He Should Have Flopped on "Personhood"
Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), talks with Rachel Maddow about the defeat of Mississippi's "personhood" amendment, and the trouble Mitt Romney will face for having taken a position that subsequently showed to be unpopular with voters.
See all our coverage of the Mississippi Egg-As-Person Defeat here, our coverage of Mississippi Initiative (Prop) 26 here, and our coverage of egg-as-person initiatives here.
Message from Mississippi: Anti-Choice Politicians May be Looking for Their Own "Plan B"
by Ellen Chesler, The Roosevelt Institute
November 9, 2011 - 6:11pm (Print)
Due to grassroots organizing and education, the amendment went down to decisive defeat. Politicians take heed.
"Satan" Wins In Mississippi
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
November 9, 2011 - 3:04pm (Print)
As the so-called "Personhood" amendment goes down in defeat once more, anti-choice activists say the devil did it.
“Mississippi Goddamn.” Nina Simone Said It. Last Night, I Thought It.
by Rebecca Sive, The Sive Group, Inc./www.rebeccasive.com
November 9, 2011 - 2:30pm (Print)
Like in so many other American home-places, black and white Mississippians see things differently, and, consequently, vote differently. As Mississippians proved last night, when things get really, really bad, together, we get our act together; we overcome. Now we all need to keep working to overcome exclusionary voter ID laws.
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Defeating Personhood: A Critical But Incomplete Victory for Reproductive Justice
by Loretta Ross, SisterSong
November 9, 2011 - 12:42pm (Print)
The defeat of Mississippi Initiative 26 and the gains for reproductive choice today in Mississippi--while critical--may in the long run be seen as pyrrhic victories given the ominous implications of Initiative 27, the exclusionary voter ID initiative that will disenfranchise thousands of African Americans, immigrants, married women, transgendered people, and Native Americans.
"Personhood" in Mississippi: the Arguments Surrounding the Issue
Rachel Maddow reviews the arguments surrounding the issue of "personhood" that was voted for in Mississippi via Amendment 26.
See all our coverage of the Mississippi Egg-As-Person Defeat here, our coverage of Mississippi Initiative (Prop) 26 here, and our coverage of egg-as-person initiatives here.
Mississippi Egg-As-Person Amendment Defeated 57 to 43 Percent; Voter ID Law Appears to Have Passed
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
November 8, 2011 - 11:00pm (Print)
In a decisive and resounding victory in one of the most conservative states in the country, Mississippi voters defeated--by a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent as of this writing--the dangerous Initiative 26, which would have defined a fertilized egg as a person with full human rights.
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The Message of Mississippi: Women are Not Full Human Beings
by Lorraine Berry, SUNY Cortland
November 8, 2011 - 11:29am (Print)
I wonder if you can imagine what it feels like to be told, again and again, what it means to be a girl. You're not really a full human being: you're a sexualized baby-making organism who, once we are post-menopausal and no longer attractive, there really is no use for.
Connecting the Dots: Egg-as-Person Initiatives, Sexual Harassment Charges All Reflect Disregard for Women
by Andy Kopsa
November 8, 2011 - 11:23am (Print)
Religious zealots form a symbiotic relationship with politicians to pass draconian legislation sacrificing the rights of women. The zealots get to walk away having successfully implemented a cog in their overall attempt to implement a Christian worldview system of governing and politicians in return get tons of fundraising cash and a committed group of one-issue voters that can propel them into office.
