Personhood: 2010 ballot initiative
Person Hood
What comes first, the person or the egg? California pro-lifers are conjuring up the argument of “personhood” for the 2010 ballot, trying to amend the state constitution to declare that personhood—and all the rights that come with it—begins at conception. Opponents say the initiative is “so extreme that it could literally outlaw IUDs and birth control pills,” but supporters of the movement are undeterred, gathering up signatures to get a measure on next year’s ballot.
Guests:
Dr. Felicia Cohn, director of medical ethics at the UC Irvine School of Medicine
Keith Mason, co-founder of PersonhoodUSA. He's in Sacramento today for the start-up of the California signature drive.
Ted Miller, spokesman for NARAL ProChoice America
- Patt Morrison for September 28, 2009
- Personhood: 2010 ballot initiative
- Fire in the hands of boys
- Recovery dot what?
- What happens if the grass isn’t always greener….
- The long journey for justice - Polanski’s possible extradition
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Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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