Abortion

Mississippi Votes Down Amendment To Define Personhood At Fertilization

Eric Kleefeld | November 8, 2011, 10:57PM

The state of Mississippi has now provided the answer to an interesting political test: How severe must a proposed piece of pro-life legislation be, for it to fail in the Deep South?

Voters on Tuesday rejected ballot Initiative 26, which would have defined personhood as beginning at fertilization. With 63% of the vote reporting, the 'No' position is leading by a margin of 57%-43%, and has been projected as the winner by the Associated Press.

The proposal, initiated through petitions by pro-life activists, would have outlawed not only abortion but many forms of birth control that can prevent the uterine implantation of a fertilized egg.

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Topics: Abortion, Mississippi, Personhood Movement

Mississippi

Mississippi To Vote On 'Personhood' Initiative That Could Also Ban Birth Control

Jillian Rayfield | November 8, 2011, 6:00AM

Mississippians will vote on a "personhood" ballot amendment Tuesday that would define life as beginning at the moment of fertilization, which would ban abortions as well as some types of birth control.

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Topics: Abortion, Mississippi, Personhood Movement, Proposition 26