11/22/11: Personhood Amendment Spreads Across US

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An unsuccessful attempt to pass a personhood amendment in Mississippi was not the last we’ll hear of the strategy. A Denver-based group that sponsored an unsuccessful personhood amendment in Mississippi — declaring fertilization the starting point of life — is mobilizing again to push a fortified measure in Colorado, Oregon and Montana.

Personhood amendments have failed twice in Colorado, but organizers think the third time will be different. They say they have official sponsors and have unveiled exact language for submission to the secretary of state.

They would need about 79,000 valid petition signatures to win a spot on Colorado’s 2012 ballot. The new version of the measure says it “will protect every child, no matter their size, level of development, gender, age or race.