Defend a woman's right to choose!

[GeneCosta]

In Colorado, a vocal group of anti-choice activists have requested for an up or down vote on fetal personhood in Colorado, hoping to undermine Roe V Wade - and more importantly - the right for a woman to choose. I encourage all Colorado residents to fight what is essentially the State raping a woman and forcing her to give birth. Some pundits have even said this legislation could challenge birth control.

http://www.duhmag.com/Radio/KDUH.html
http://www.conaral.org/
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2008/05/09/antiabortion-ballot-initiative-in-colorado.html

[Liberty Belle]

1. Kicking so others can see; you should also post in the Colo. states section.

[GeneCosta]

2. Done. Yes, please kick!

This is very important. http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2008/05/09/antiabortion-ballot-initiative-in-colorado.html

This proposed legislation will even go after BIRTH CONTROL.

[chknltl]

3. KnR

[murielm99]

4. Kick

:kick:

[Jim__]

5. The state cannot override the federal constitution.

Even if this passes, it cannot be enforced, that's essentially what was decided in Roe v Wade:

3. State criminal abortion laws, like those involved here, that except from criminality only a life-saving procedure on the mother's behalf without regard to the stage of her pregnancy and other interests involved violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which protects against state action the right to privacy, including a woman's qualified right to terminate her pregnancy. Though the State cannot override that right, it has legitimate interests in protecting both the pregnant woman's health and the potentiality of human life, each of which interests grows and reaches a "compelling" point at various stages of the woman's approach to term. Pp. 147-164.

[fed_up_mother]

6. Thanks.

However, they sure can suck up a lot of air or is that blow a lot of hot air? :(

It seems like we will be fighting this battle forever.