As someone who's been on the ground here in Mississippi, I can tell you that we had our work cut out for us. But with your support and the work of countless volunteers, we were able to beat back this egregious ballot initiative. If it had prevailed, the measure would not only have banned abortion in Mississippi, but also put many forms of contraception off-limits. Women facing medically complex pregnancies would have been deprived of life-saving medical treatment. And women who have been raped would have been forced to carry the child of their abuser. Unfortunately, we know this fight is not over. "Personhood" amendments are the focal point in the 2012 strategies of anti-choice extremists. We won in Mississippi this year. Next year, we may have to wage battles in Arkansas, Montana, Florida, Oregon, Nevada and beyond. Affirm that you'll stand with us to defeat personhood amendments in 2012. Our victory in Mississippi has already sent a strong message to extremists who will stop at nothing to outlaw abortion. If we stand together, we can stop the escalating assault on reproductive rights. I hope you'll take a moment to celebrate this victory and stand with us as we look to defeat personhood amendments wherever and whenever they surface.
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NORTON META TAG
11 November 2011
WAY BIG WIN IN MISSISSIPPI 9NOV11 & 6 Reasons Mississippians Said No to "Personhood" Amendment 8NOV11
THIS is a huge victory! The hypocrisy of those supporting Amendment 26 in Mississippi are the same gop / tea-bagger right wing extremist who demand cuts in the government's social safety net programs providing for children and families in one of the poorest and least educated states in the nation. Fortunately the people of Mississippi were not fooled by the lies, deception, propaganda and blatant hypocrisy of the pro 26 campaign. This from the ACLU and Burns Strider of HuffPost......
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There's no "i" in uterus, but there was almost a Mississippi.
ReplyDeletehttp://brettcottrell.blogspot.com/2011/11/there-is-no-i-in-uterus-but-there-is.html
Can we get an E.R.A. yet?