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Colorado NAACP formally opposes personhood amendment |
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Colorado NAACP formally opposes personhood amendment - The Denver Post (10/18/10) - The Colorado State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Saturday stated formal opposition to Amendment 62, the so-called Personhood Amendment, that would grant constitutional rights to a human being "at the beginning of biological development. |
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Durango Herald News, 'No' to Amendment 62 |
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Durango Herald News, 'No' to Amdt. 62 (10/15/10) Proponents of a "personhood" addition to the Colorado Constitution are back again with Amendment 62. That idea was tried in an election two years ago and was soundly defeated. It should be again.
Decreeing that rights begin at the moment of conception will give lawyers work they do not need. Could a lawsuit be brought on behalf of a fertilized egg? Might a pregnant woman - perhaps even a woman not yet aware she is pregnant - be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor or assault for having a glass of wine? |
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No on Amendment 62: The Measure Goes Too Far - The Denver Post |
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No on Amendment 62: The Measure Goes Too Far - The Denver Post (10/10/10) - Amendment 62 is an assault on women's health care masquerading as an abortion ban. The language has been slightly altered from a proposal that was overwhelmingly rejected by Colorado voters two years ago, but the result is the same: Amendment 62 would extend legal and constitutional rights to fertilized eggs. Beyond banning abortion, in vitro fertilization, birth control, ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage care would be affected, bringing politicians, courts and lawyers between doctors and patients. |
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Boulder Weekly's 2010 Ballot Picks |
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Boulder Weekly's 2010 Ballot Picks (10/7/10) - Amendment 62 Rights for fertilized eggs. No.
Amendment 62 seeks to extend the definition of person to include a fertilized egg “from the beginning of biological development.” It is almost a direct repeat of 2008’s personhood initiative, as both supporters and opponents agree. By legally defining a fertilized egg as a person, with all of the same legal and constitutional rights entailed therein, abortion in any circumstance would be criminalized, as would several forms of birth control, including the pill and the IUD, as well as stem cell research. The amendment would also affect some fertility treatments, such as in vitro fertilization, and possibly hundreds of laws. |
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This Time, Let Education Win Out Over Angst - Colorado Springs Independent |
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This Time, Let Education Win Out Over Angst - Colorado Springs Independent (10/7/10) - Amendment 62, Grants full legal rights to any fetus from the moment of fertilization. Two years ago, more than 70 percent of Colorado voters shot down the first version of this amendment. This time some language has been tweaked, but the message is just as clear. This amendment, if enacted, would outlaw all abortions, including after rape or incest, or even when the life of the mother is in jeopardy. It would also limit commonly used forms of birth control, emergency contraception, stem cell research, and treatments for tubal pregnancies where there is no chance for a viable outcome. Need we say more? Vote NO on 62. |
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