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Finding Popular Vote Too Risky, Kansans For Life Introduces “Backdoor Personhood” Legislation
by Kari Ann Rinker, National Organization for Women (NOW), Kansas
February 6, 2012 - 10:35am (Print)
So-called "Personhood" is sexy. It’s flashy. It gets attention. That is why "Personhood" is something that Kansans for Life is avoiding.
OHHHHHHH- Klahoma!?!?!? New Egg-As-Person Legislation To Be Introduced
by Kari Ann Rinker, National Organization for Women (NOW), Kansas
January 21, 2012 - 9:19am (Print)
Oklahoma is joining the red-state race to be the first to challenge Roe v Wade at the national level, with an egg-as-person bill containing language to make it more... palatable?
How Will Egg-as-Person Legislation Fare in Kansas?
by Kari Ann Rinker, National Organization for Women (NOW), Kansas
January 19, 2012 - 6:53am (Print)
How will a so-called personhood amendment fare in Kansas? We're going to find out. Kansans for Life is already publicly skeptical, saying they are "afraid of pushing the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court."
Kansas Group Files Egg-As-Person Legislation; Democrat Vince Wetta Signs as Co-Sponsor
by Kari Ann Rinker, National Organization for Women (NOW), Kansas
January 13, 2012 - 5:44pm (Print)
Today, Personhood Kansas announced via press release that it has pre-filed a Personhood bill in the Kansas legislature. We can expect to see that bill officially filed next week.
Nevada Judge Strikes Down Second Egg-as-Person Ballot Initiative in One Week
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
December 22, 2011 - 9:59am (Print)
A Nevada judge has ruled to immediately dismiss the second of two "egg-as-person" ballot initiatives because he has determined it to be vague and misleading.
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Nevada Judge Rewrites Misleading "Egg-As-Person" Initiative to Clarify Radical Intent
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
December 19, 2011 - 7:32pm (Print)
A Nevada state judge today rewrote a misleading ballot initiative to make clear it is designed to eliminate access to all abortions, no matter how grave the situation of the mother, and to ban common birth control methods, the treatment of ectopic pregnancy, in vitro fertilization treatment, and stem cell research.
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Will Colorado Politicians Who Supported "Personhood" in 2010 Be Back at It Again?
by Jason Salzman, BigMedia.Org
November 30, 2011 - 6:59pm (Print)
In Colorado, some of the highest-ranking GOP politicians in the state are personhood backers, even though the measure was shot down badly both here in 2008 and again in 2010. Will the same politicians who backed the personhood amendment last year jump on board again, now that personhood backers have announced plans to place the measure on the 2012 election ballot in Colorado?
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.
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New Front in the War on Women: Regulatory Accountability Act Could Effectively Eliminate Reproductive Health Coverage
by Kirsten Moore, Reproductive Health Technologies Project
November 15, 2011 - 4:30pm (Print)
You know how the GOP and Tea Parties hate regulations? Think again: The Regulatory Accountability Act would enforce purposeful overregulation. This law would so hamstring the regulation process that things like coverage of birth control in health reform could be tied up for years. Moreover, it would give groups like the United States Council of Catholic Bishops even more power.
