Tagged: Personhood

The Secretary of State’s office says the Personhood amendment will not be on the Colorado ballot this November because supporters failed to gather enough valid signatures.

Since Republican Rep. Todd Akin first said the words "legitimate rape" Sunday, just about everyone in the Republican Party has condemned those comments.

The Missouri Senate candidate later apologized, but his remarks continue to drive the political debate. They've also raised questions about the anti-abortion record of the Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.

Colorado voters will once again face a personhood measure on the November election ballot. Similar efforts were soundly defeated in 2008 and 2010.

Voters in Mississippi were expected to make it the first state to confer protected legal status to fertilized human eggs Tuesday. Instead, they made it the second state to reject a so-called "personhood amendment" to its constitution.

One possible reason is that the effort divides even those who consider themselves against abortion.