Laws increasing restrictions on abortion were passed at a record clip following the 2010 midterm elections, but seem to have cooled a bit as the 2012 election comes into focus. One organization in Colorado, however, wants to place the abortion discussion back on its state-wide agenda, and has, through a recent petition submission, slotted a measure on the state ballot that, if passed, would effectively eliminate abortion in the state.The measure, submitted by the Colorado Personhood Coalition, seeks to ensure that any “intentional killing of any innocent person is prohibited.” In the measure’s language, a person is defined as “every member of the species homo sapiens at any stage of development.” As such, its passage would appear to eliminate all legalized abortion, including in instances of rape or incest.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=96458