By Janet Hill, Coalition of Labor Union Women, National CLUW Vice President (United Steelworkers) Don’t be fooled by Initiative 26, Mississippi’s the “personhood amendment.” Government has gone too far and this amendment raises many disturbing questions about the status of women if enacted. The essential question to ask is, if a woman is lying unconscious […]
Wisconsin Rep Planning “Personhood” Bill to Criminalize Abortion
By Sofia Resnick, The American Independent The “personhood movement” has recently grown legs in Wisconsin, where state Rep. Andre Jacque (2nd Assembly District) has promised to introduce a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would change the definition of a person to include “preborn” babies. The intended effect of “personhood” amendments is to criminalize […]
HERvotes Takes On the Mississippi “Personhood” Amendment
By Eleanor Smeal Welcome to the fourth #HERVotesBlog Carnival! This time, we’re writing with an especially urgent focus. There’s an extremely dangerous constitutional amendment to the Mississippi state constitution on the November 8th ballot. It grants personhood and constitutional rights to a fertilized egg. Election day is just one week away. We must stop the […]