Colorado voters reject anti-abortion measure

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Source: Associated Press

For the second time, Colorado voters have overwhelmingly rejected an anti-abortion proposal that would have given unborn fetuses human rights in the state constitution.

Voters defeated a similar ballot measure by a nearly 3-to-1 margin in 2008. The initiative defeated Tuesday would have granted constitutional rights at the moment of conception and would have outlawed abortions.

Opponents warned Amendment 62 also would ban fertility treatments and emergency contraception if they harmed fertilized eggs.

Backers argued 21st century DNA experiments make it imperative to give fetuses human rights.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_colorado_personhood_amendment

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1. DAMN! WHY are we still fighting this?

:grr:

[sakabatou]

2. Becaue people want to take control of your uterus

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3. No frickin KIDDING.

:grr:

[truthrocks]

4. These personhood "egg people" are crrrazy fanatical and litiganous - pushing

laws in every state to declare that a zygote or fertilized egg is a "person" as defined by the constitution, with the same constitutional rights.


http://www.goddiscussion.com/34548/news-from-the-egg-people-front-personhood-fails-again-in-colorado/