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“Personhood”: Banning Abortion, Contraception…And More?
For those of us who hoped that the attempts to pass “personhood amendments” would disappear after the first attempt at passing such a law on a ballot initiative was thoroughly trumped at the polls in Colorado, well, I hate to tell you, but the anti-choice extremists aren’t going away.
“Personhood” Legislation Chips Away at Women’s Rights
Opponents of abortion are backing legislation across the country that would give legal rights to embryos from the instant of conception.
2 lawsuits challenge proposed Mo. ballot measure on judicial selection
Three former state lawmakers are challenging a proposed ballot initiative that would ask voters to change how some Missouri judges are selected.
Roundtable for Life continues stem-cell ballot push
The Missouri Roundtable for Life, an anti-abortion group, has filed another ballot proposal in an attempt to block public funding for a type of stem-cell research it considers cloning.
Anti-abortion group wants amendment to ban stem cell research
Abortion opponents in Missouri want voters to decide a state constitutional amendment that would prohibit public funding for a type of stem cell research they consider to be human cloning.
Ballot title approved for Missouri court plan repeal
An initiative petition drive to repeal Missouri’s nonpartisan court plan passed its first hurdle Tuesday.
Voters Could Decide 7 Ballot Initiatives In 2010
Earlier this month, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan announced that seven initiative petitions, four relating to stem cell research, one pertaining to banning affirmative action programs, another to health carriers, and the last involving real estate taxation, met state standards for circulation.
Attempts Being Made to Eradicate Equal Opportunity In Missouri
The ACLU, the ACLU of Eastern Missouri and the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri today filed a lawsuit challenging the latest attempt by a political operative to rewrite Missouri's state constitution to ban equal opportunity programs in the state.
Missouri’s initiative-petition drives on pace to set record
More than a year away from the 2010 election, Missouri election officials already are predicting that a record number of initiative petition drives will take to the streets to get numerous proposals on the ballot.
Group to seek signatures for health initiative
Patients who want to choose their physician without restrictions by an insurance company are a step closer to their goal.
