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Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>: > Colorado high court OKs ballot initiative language on protections for > fertilized eggs > Natalie Hrubos at 8:47 AM ET > > [JURIST] The Colorado Supreme Court [official website] on Tuesday approved > [PDF text] the language of an anti-abortion group's proposed ballot > initiative [PDF text] that would amend the Colorado constitution to define a > fertilized egg as a "person" entitled to "inalienable rights, equality of > justice, and due process of law" under the state constitution. The group, > Colorado for Equal Rights for Human Life, must collect 76,000 signatures in > six months in order to place the measure on the 2008 ballot. Critics argue > that the measure is misleading [NARAL Colorado press release] as its > supporters have said their goal is to outlaw abortion, which is not > specifically mentioned in the language of the ballot initiative. Criticas > have also said the proposed changes could also regulate in-vitro > fertilization, stem cell research, and birth control. > > According to anti-abortion activists, similar ballot initiatives are under > way in Montana, Georgia, Oregon, Michigan and South Carolina. AP has more. > > > Rayilyn Brown > Board Member AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation > [log in to unmask] Eh ? a person is an independent being, i.e. a being who responds to stimuli, learns, eats, excretes and sleeps, or that's what I was taught in school. Are they going to expect the eggs to vote, get jobs and pay taxes ? ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn