Colorado Legislation - Update
Posted on August 25, 2008
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Renee Whitley (from the last podcast) just sent me an email with 2 links with more information about the Colorado ballot measure - Amendment 48. The Amendment is worded as such that it’s difficult to determine what you are actually voting for. However, this short description that states “‘person’ to include any human being from the moment of fertilization,” is horribly devastating to the rights of fertility treatments. I recommend you to read this informative article, although a little long is worth your time.
If you live in Colorado or have any friends/family there, I encourage you to contact them and ask them to oppose Amendment 48 when they vote in November.
Here is an email I just sent to my friends in Colorado:
In November there is an initiative on the ballet called Amendment 48. This Amendment states that a “person” begins at the moment of fertilization, which includes fertility treatments such as IVF. As someone who utilized IVF (in vitro fertilization) to create my family, this Amendment would take away the rights for other couples to have access to this treatment. If an amendment like this one is to pass, it would prevent children like my Kaley and Ashley entering this world and that would be a horrible shame.
Whether you are pro-life or pro-choice doesn’t really matter with regard to this Amendment. This amendment is not about abortion. As it would prevent women the right to have emergency surgery when they have a tubal pregnancy. Instead, doctors would wait her tubes to rupture and hope that they can save her life. It would also make it illegal to take the pill to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. There are many other health issues that would place the mother and/or the baby in danger if this amendment were to pass.
I beg you to oppose Amendment 48 when you vote in November.
Kelly
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Thank you for your opposition to Amendment 48!
You might be interested to read an issue paper just published by the Coalition for Secular Government (http://www.seculargovernment.us): “Amendment 48 Is Anti-Life: Why It Matters That a Fertilized Egg Is Not a Person” by Ari Armstrong and myself. It’s available at:
http://www.seculargovernment.us/docs/a48.pdf
We discuss some of the serious implications of this proposed amendment, including its effects on the legality of abortion, birth control, and in vitro fertilization. And we offer a strong defense of abortion rights based on the biological facts of pregnancy.
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