Anti Choicers won’t give up on Personhood
The Onion farmer knows what’s right for women by GaWD!!
A local resident who is heavily involved in the pro-life movement says despite claims by abortion advocates, personhood is not dead and a new proposal addresses misinformation presented by opponents the last time around.
Dennis Hoshiko, one of the key leaders backing the Personhood movement in Colorado said they have been given the go-ahead to gather signatures to place the issue before voters again. Hoshiko is a local onion farmer and was instrumental in getting two previous personhood amendments on the ballots.
The Personhood movement is based on a statement by Supreme Court Harry Blackmun. Writing for the majority in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision which created the right to an abortion, Justice Harry Blackmun said the case would collapse if “the fetus is a person” as the unborn’s “right to life would then be guaranteed by the Constitution.”
By attempting to define personhood, supporters believe a person in the womb would then qualify for protections under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
In every state where personhood has appeared on the ballot, it has been defeated. Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider and other groups pour millions of dollars into campaigns to defeat the initiatives.