Amendment 26: What it says?
Amendment 26 - The Mississippi Personhood Amendment-- is a citizens initiative to amend the Mississippi Constitution to define personhood as beginning at fertilization or "the functional equivalent thereof." Its purpose is to protect all life, regardless of age, health, function, physical or mental dependency, or method of reproduction. The entire proposed Amendment is as follows:
We the people of Mississippi were required to collect and certify 89,285 certified signatures from registered voters (equally divided throughout the state of Mississippi). We far exceeded this requirement - collecting well over 130,000 and having over 106,000 certified.
Now, in November of 2011, we have the opportunity to vote on the question. If the majortiy of the people voting in vote YES on Amendment 26, abortion will be outlawed in our state; cloning and other forms of medical cannibalism will be effectively stopped; and a challenge will be set up to Roe v Wade.
Now, I have talked with people on facebook, through email, and face to face who have argued that this will end up making miscarriages a crime, birth control pills illegal, and invitro fertilization illegal.
Here are my thoughts.....
No one has ever been arrested because they had a miscarriage....unless there was other criminal activity involved.
No, birth control pills will not be affected.
And, more and more medical experts and government officials have emphasized that invitro will not be affected.
Even if the later two were affected.....I still could not bring myself to vote no on this amendment.
I cannot vote against LIFE! And, yes, I don't know how it is not to be able to bear children. However, I have a heart for adoption.....there are too many children out there needing a family. I have seen friends of mine adopt...and it is hard, but a beautiful and rewarding thing.
So, do what you want...but my Father in heaven (and on earth) have had some long talks about it....and I know what He wants me to do.
Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Mississippi: SECTION 1. Article III of the constitution of the state of Mississippi is hereby amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION TO READ: Section 33. Person defined. As used in this Article III of the state constitution, "The term 'person' or 'persons' shall include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof." This initiative shall not require any additional revenue for implementation.(NOTE: Please understand that the inclusion of the word cloning in the proposed Amendment does not in any way condone cloning. There will be an entire section on the web siteposted soon explaining why this wording is necessary and answering any questions.)
We the people of Mississippi were required to collect and certify 89,285 certified signatures from registered voters (equally divided throughout the state of Mississippi). We far exceeded this requirement - collecting well over 130,000 and having over 106,000 certified.
Now, in November of 2011, we have the opportunity to vote on the question. If the majortiy of the people voting in vote YES on Amendment 26, abortion will be outlawed in our state; cloning and other forms of medical cannibalism will be effectively stopped; and a challenge will be set up to Roe v Wade.
Now, I have talked with people on facebook, through email, and face to face who have argued that this will end up making miscarriages a crime, birth control pills illegal, and invitro fertilization illegal.
Here are my thoughts.....
No one has ever been arrested because they had a miscarriage....unless there was other criminal activity involved.
No, birth control pills will not be affected.
And, more and more medical experts and government officials have emphasized that invitro will not be affected.
Even if the later two were affected.....I still could not bring myself to vote no on this amendment.
I cannot vote against LIFE! And, yes, I don't know how it is not to be able to bear children. However, I have a heart for adoption.....there are too many children out there needing a family. I have seen friends of mine adopt...and it is hard, but a beautiful and rewarding thing.
So, do what you want...but my Father in heaven (and on earth) have had some long talks about it....and I know what He wants me to do.
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