Mississippi voters shot down a referendum Tuesday that would have effectively banned abortions in the state, rejecting an initiative that said life begins at conception.Yes! I was worried about this vote, but I'm pleased to see that the people of Mississippi voted the resolution down by a large margin.
The so-called personhood initiative was rejected by more than 55 percent of voters. If it had passed, it was virtually assured of drawing legal challenges because it conflicts with the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a legal right to abortion. Supporters of the initiative wanted to provoke a lawsuit to challenge the landmark ruling.
The measure divided the medical and religious communities in this Bible Belt state and caused some of the most ardent abortion opponents, including Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, to waver with their support.
Opponents said the measure could make birth control, such as the morning-after pill or the intrauterine device, illegal. It could also deter physicians from performing in vitro fertilization because they would fear criminal charges if an embryo doesn't survive.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
RESOLUTION 26 DEFEATED IN MISSISSIPPI
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TBTG!
ReplyDeleteExcellent results here and in Ohio,
ReplyDeleteYes, the anti-union bill in Ohio went down, too. Kasich is a piece of work. The folks in Ohio are tiring of him.
ReplyDeleteAnd the voter-restriction law in Maine was overruled by yesterday's referendum.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that today's Republicans think they can only win elections by disenfranchising voters and lying about facts? Could they be right?
Paul (A.), yes. There was more good news last night. The Republicans claim victory in the Senate in Virginia, but the provisional ballots are not yet counted, and there will very likely be a recount for one of the seats. We shall see.
ReplyDeleteAre you recovered from your illness? I hope so.
Merely a debilitating man-cold, mostly over with.
ReplyDeleteOh dear. Those man-colds are dreadful. Well, I don't know from personal experience, of course, but I've heard the horror stories.
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