• Mississippi voting on amendment to declare a fertilized egg a person.
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[release](CNN) -- Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour came out in support Friday of an amendment to the state constitution that would define life as beginning at the moment of conception, saying that he cast his absentee ballot for the measure despite struggling with its implications. "I have some concerns about it," he said in a statement. "But I think all and all, I believe life begins at conception so I think the right thing to do was to vote for it." On Wednesday, Barbour said he was still undecided and said the measure was "too ambiguous." Initiative 26 would define personhood as "every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof." Though the text of the amendment is simple, the implications if it passes couldn't be more complex. If approved by Mississippi voters on Tuesday, it would make it impossible to get an abortion and hamper the ability to get some forms of birth control. Because the amendment would define a fertilized egg as a person with full legal rights, it could have an impact on a woman's ability to get the morning-after pill or birth control pills that destroy fertilized eggs, and it could make in vitro fertilization treatments more difficult because it could become illegal to dispose of unused fertilized eggs. This could lead to a nationwide debate about women's rights and abortion while setting up a possible challenge to the landmark Roe v. Wade case, which makes abortion legal. The ballot initiative is part of a national campaign brought by Personhood USA. The Colorado-based group describes itself as a nonprofit Christian ministry that "serves the pro-life community by assisting local groups to initiate citizen, legislative, and political action focusing on the ultimate goal of the pro-life movement: personhood rights for all innocent humans." The idea for personhood was born during Roe v. Wade's oral arguments, when Justice Potter Stewart said, "If it were established that an unborn fetus is a person, you would have an impossible case here." Now, Personhood USA is trying to use the amendment to establish "personhood" as a direct challenge to the Roe v. Wade ruling. The initiative has been gaining support across many demographics, according to polls suggesting that it will probably pass. The Mississippi State Medical Association and Doctors Against MS 26 are voicing concern about implications for the health care of women as well as their ability to practice medicine. Clergy and church officials in the heavily religious state are split on the issue. Some anti-abortion religious groups say they think this step may be so extreme, it could lead to a Supreme Court ruling that actually strengthens Roe v. Wade. The Democratic and Republican candidates for governor have both said they are behind the amendment, and Attorney General Jim Hood, a Democrat, has said he would enforce the measure if it passed. Jonathan F. Will, director of the Bioethics and Health Law Center at the Mississippi College of Law, said he too is concerned that people may not be able to understand the complexity of the amendment. "My first thought, literally, was people aren't going to understand what this means ... what implications it has beyond abortions," he said.[/release] [url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/us/mississippi-personhood-amendment/index.html?hpt=us_c1]Source and Full Article here[/url]
so how many cells are in an egg, and how many cells are in the brain alone?
Well its not going to last long. I'm personally against abortion, but they still have their right to choose. Like the article said, this is just going to strengthen Roe vs Wade.
Congratulations MS, continue the south's proud tradition of theocratic stupidity.
Wow, this is retarded.
Finally can start my egg business: Soylent Green's Eggs.
[img]http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/egg.jpg[/img] Im a real boy!
They only care about you before birth. Once you're out of the womb, they turn around and say, "Fuck you."
[QUOTE=cathal6606;33119338][img]http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/egg.jpg[/img] Im a real boy![/QUOTE] Bitch please. [img]http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/hdolan/pinocio.gif[/img]
This is obviously the fault of religion and not the fault of stupid people.
This begs the question, Republicans: Which has the most rights as a person? A fertilized single cell egg, or a rich corporation? The answer obviously isn't "an actual person", don't be silly. People aren't people. Only eggs and businesses.
[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;33119477]They only care about you before birth. Once you're out of the womb, they turn around and say, "Fuck you."[/QUOTE]Like George Carlin put it: [I]If you're pre-born, you're fine. If you're preschool, you're fucked.[/I]
I've said it before and I'll say it again; Fuck Mississippi.
Fuck south in general,just bunch of improperly educated rednecks.
[QUOTE=znk666;33119767]Fuck south in general,just bunch of improperly educated rednecks.[/QUOTE] Yes, because everyone is like that here. Every single one.
[QUOTE=viperfan7;33119284]so how many cells are in and egg, and how many cells are in the brain alone?[/QUOTE] you mean in the brain of Mississippi politicians? could probably count them on one hand
This'll just label pretty much any woman a potential mass murderer.
[QUOTE=N-12_Aden;33119798]Yes, because everyone is like that here. Every single one.[/QUOTE] We judge percentages by majorities and trends, not the minority.
An Alabama saying, "Hey, at least we're not Mississippi!"
[QUOTE=N-12_Aden;33119798]Yes, because everyone is like that here. Every single one.[/QUOTE] My apologies,There's always quite a bit of exceptions. Still,i think what i said speaks for the majority
[IMG]http://commonsenseatheism.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/this-is-not-a-person.jpg[/IMG] image macro etc.
1 Egg, 1 cell, completely human. Well that's 'merica for you
[QUOTE=Eudoxia;33120228][IMG]http://commonsenseatheism.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/this-is-not-a-person.jpg[/IMG] image macro etc.[/QUOTE] I really want to print this out and do a endless fax to Mississippi's senate.
Why even vote on it, the title even answers the question itself, it says it is a fertilized egg, a fertilized egg, not a human, that's why we don't call humans fertilized eggs.
What happens if it's an ectopic pregnancy? The mother is pretty much screwed if it passes.
[QUOTE=znk666;33119767]Fuck south in general,just bunch of improperly educated rednecks.[/QUOTE] By generalizing an entire area that way, you only show what an uneducated idiot YOU are
How long before a woman will get charged with murder if the babies stillborn.
or maybe he just likes generalizing because it's easier
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[QUOTE=ewitwins;33120603]Every time I come to the Sensationalist thread, I keep finding reasons to move to Canada. Zeke, will you shack me up while I look for a reasonably priced apartment?[/QUOTE]Fuck Canada Move to Europe
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