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Nevada Life Groups in League with Planned Parenthood; Try to Stop Pro-Life Efforts
Las Vegas, NV/November, 18, 2009— As reported in the Associated Press yesterday, November 17, Nevada Eagle Forum and Nevada Life joined Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union in opposing an initiative effort that seeks to prohibit abortion in Nevada by amending the Nevada constitution.
The announcement comes less than a week after Planned Parenthood and the ACLU teamed up to file a lawsuit to restrict the ballot initiative effort. Nevada Eagle Forum and Nevada Life stated that instead of outlawing abortion, they believe in “curbing instances of abortion” through outreach and education. Planned Parenthood, the ACLU and President Obama’s administration have voiced a similar desire to keep abortions safe, legal, and rare.“Personhood Nevada is embarking in a battle against the greatest evil of our day, the dehumanization of defenseless people,” said Keith Mason cofounder of Personhood USA
“Praise the Lord for the vision and courage of Personhood Nevada to really end the murdering of children! When asked what legal language they propose to protect all preborn children in Nevada, other groups have refused to come up with any, but Personhood Nevada does have legal language and a realistic plan.” said Cal Zastrow cofounder of Personhood USA A recent poll taken by World Net Daily, one of the most read conservative news sources, found that 71% of its readers believe state personhood amendments are “spot on” and “just what is needed.” “Abortion proponents have sued to stop personhood amendments in Colorado, Missouri, and Nevada because they realize that personhood amendments have the power to unravel the web of legal fictions that impose abortion upon America,” stated Gualberto Garcia Jones J.D., legal analyst for Personhood USA, “there is nothing vague in stating that ‘all human beings shall be considered persons’, just like there is nothing vague in stating that all persons have the inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”Personhood USA is a grassroots Christian organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America to create protection for every child by love and by law. Personhood USA is committed to assisting and supporting Personhood Legislation and Constitutional Amendments and building local pro-life organizations through raising awareness of the personhood of the pre-born.
Planned Parenthood and ACLU Obstruct People’s Rights with Lawsuit against Personhood Nevada
Carson City, NV - Planned Parenthood and the ACLU have filed a lawsuit against the sponsors of a Nevada ballot initiative defining the term “person”.
The simple, one-sentence amendment states, “In the great state of Nevada, the term ‘person’ applies to every human being.”
Blogger Emmily Bristol, the woman participating in the lawsuit, seems to admit on her blog that the measure is easy to understand. She claims, “It is designed to leave voters scratching their heads and saying, ‘Well, duh, a person is a person.’ “
“Exactly,” answered Keith Mason of Personhood USA. “It’s simple, easy to understand, and if even the folks behind the lawsuit can see that it’s that simple, the voters shouldn’t have any trouble. Every human being is a person. Period.”
“Children in the womb today have fewer rights than dogs or cats,” continued Mason. “Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, and Emmily Bristol are seeking to keep it that way.”
Nevada’s personhood amendment was filed on October 21, 2009. An amendment much like this one was introduced in Colorado and was found to be a single-subject issue. In 2007, Planned Parenthood and the ACLU teamed up to try to defeat the Colorado Personhood Amendment, but failed even up to the Colorado Supreme Court.
“This is clearly a single subject issue, easy to understand, and simply recognizes the rights of every human being,” stated Keith Mason, of Personhood USA. “Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit is not only stifling the people’s right to a ballot initiative, but it appears desperate. Once personhood is properly recognized, Planned Parenthood stands to lose over a billion dollars in annual profit.”
“This is now the third time that the ACLU and Planned Parenthood have ganged up to silence the voice of the people, and their right to ballot initiatives,” concluded Mason. “In Colorado, they failed. They are trying to silence us, and to keep the vote away from the people. The citizens have a right to ballot initiatives, and human beings have a right to live.”Personhood USA is a grassroots Christian organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America to create protection for every child by love and by law. Personhood USA is committed to assisting and supporting Personhood Legislation and Constitutional Amendments and building local pro-life organizations through raising awareness of the personhood of the pre-born.
Personhood USA Marks 1st Anniversary; Announces Strategy for 2010...Personhood In Every State.
Denver, Colorado – November 5, 2009 marks the one-year anniversary of the inception of Personhood USA. Following the Nation’s first-ever Personhood effort to reach an election ballot, Personhood USA was launched by the Colorado campaign’s full-time coordinators, Cal Zastrow and Keith Mason.
. For the first time, Personhood USA is releasing the full list of states participating in Personhood efforts. The complete list is available at www.personhoodusa.com.
In 2009, Personhood USA exploded into thirty-two states, serving as an advocacy organization for pre-born babies through peaceful activism, legislative efforts, and ballot-access petition initiatives, amassing over 40,000 grassroots volunteers. Personhood USA has seen a staggering number of first-time-ever pro-life volunteers, along with an influx of seasoned pro-lifers who have not participated in pro-life ministry for many years.
“Personhood offers a new hope for pre-born babies that’s exciting and motivating,” remarked Brenda Macmenamin, sponsor of Personhood Florida. “Pro-life Americans are encouraged and inspired as they haven’t been in years.”
“Our goal has been to serve Jesus Christ and offer support to grassroots pro-lifers,” stated Cal Zastrow, co-founder of Personhood USA. “Personhood USA exists to support, encourage, and assist Personhood movements across the country. We are excited to keep this fight against the dehumanization and murder of preborn children moving forward.”In the past year, Personhood USA has been featured in Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The Las Vegas Review Journal, and numerous other newspapers, blogs, web sites, and radio shows, including acclaimed online news source World Net Daily.
Today Personhood USA announces its goal for 2010: Personhood initiatives in all 50 states. Personhood USA aims to begin, pass, defend, and apply Personhood initiatives in every state, educating every American citizen and making abortion unimaginable.
“Every Personhood attempt is a success,” explained Keith Mason, co-founder of Personhood USA. “We are growing by leaps and bounds, and every attempt offers new opportunities to educate Americans about the value of life. All human beings are people, and we must ensure that their right to live is recognized and protected. That is why, with God’s blessing, by the end of 2010 Personhood USA plans to be in every one of the United States of America.”
Planned Parenthood Missouri Attempts to Shut Down Personhood by Lawsuit Against State of Missouri
October 30, 2009, St. Louis, MO – Planned Parenthood sued the State of Missouri this week to challenge two pro-life ballot initiatives, in an apparent effort to stifle the people’s constitutional right to the ballot process.
One of the ballot initiatives, submitted by Personhood Missouri, states, “Section 35, Person defined. As used in sections 2, 10, and 14 of Article I of the state constitution, the term “person” shall apply to every human being from the beginning of the biological development of that human being.”
The personhood amendment, along with another pro-life initiative, were both approved by Secretary of State Democrat Robin Carnahan on October 20th. An amendment much like this one was introduced in Colorado and found to be a single-subject issue, approved by the Colorado State Supreme Court. The Planned Parenthood lawsuit claims that the Missouri personhood amendment did not warn voters of the legal and constitutional fallout if the ballot measure passes.
“The legal and constitutional ‘fallout’ of a Missouri Personhood amendment, is that all humans in the state of Missouri have human rights,” stated Keith Mason, of Personhood USA. “All humans are people, and must be protected.”
According to the law, it is not required or necessary for ballot initiative proposers to outline every possible legal scenario if an amendment is passed.
“Our amendment is easy to understand, and simply protects all humans from their biological beginning,” stated Dr. Gregory Thompson, initiative sponsor. “The Planned Parenthood lawsuit was quoted in several newspapers as incorrectly using the term, ‘fertilized egg’. In fact, at the moment of biological beginning, the newly formed human being is not an egg at all, but a unique individual person.”
This lawsuit will cost taxpayers additional funds and use valuable government resources, pointed out Dr. Thompson. He continued to say, “The very organization that uses tax dollars to cause the deaths of millions of innocent human beings and many mothers, along with years of physical, mental, and spiritual pain, is now using government resources again to keep this issue from going to the voters.”
“The motivation of Planned Parenthood is highly suspect. This lawsuit addresses a concern about loss of funds, yet Planned Parenthood reportedly brought in over 10 million dollars in 2008 in Missouri alone, and over a billion dollars nationwide, ” continued Mason. “This is clearly an act of desperation by a billion dollar industry, seeking to keep the issue of Personhood away from the people of Missouri.”
For Interviews Contact: Dr. Gregory Thompson of Personhood Missouri at 417-894-5768 or 417-754-8774 or Keith Mason of Personhood USA at 202-595-3500 ext. 3.
Personhood USA is a grassroots Christian organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America to create protection for every child by love and by law. Personhood USA is committed to assisting and supporting Personhood Legislation and Constitutional Amendments and building local pro-life organizations through raising awareness of the personhood of the pre-born.
Missouri Group Launches Campaign for Personhood Rights of Pre-Born Babies
Personhood Missouri Submits Personhood Amendment to Missouri State Constitution
Contact: Gregory Thompson, 417- 894-5768 or 417-754-8774 or Mark Kiser, 417-773-4840
PRESS RELEASE, Sept. 17/ Pro-life Missourians submitted language late yesterday to the Missouri Secretary of State to bring the protection of the Missouri Constitution to the most defenseless human beings, preborn children.
The amendment, which is known as the Personhood Amendment, will define all human beings as equal persons under the law from the beginning of the biological development of that human being.
Led by local pro-lifers, Gregory Thompson and Mark Kiser the Missouri Personhood Amendment joins Florida, Montana, Colorado, and Mississippi, which started Personhood efforts earlier this year.
“No human being in the state of Missouri should ever be considered property,” stated Gregory Thompson of Personhood Missouri. “Right now, the child in the womb has no rights. The Personhood Amendment will simply ensure that our laws recognize what we already know: a person’s a person no matter how small.”
“Personhood USA is proud to stand with those in Missouri as they work to have all humans protected by love and by law," added Keith Mason of Personhood USA.
For Interviews Please Contact Gregory Thompson at: 417-894-5768 or 417-754-8774 or [email protected] Mark 417-773-4840.
Personhood USA is a grassroots Christian organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America to create protection for every child by love and by law. Personhood USA is committed to assisting and supporting Personhood Legislation and Constitutional Amendments and building local pro-life organizations through raising awareness of the personhood of the pre-born.
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