Reproductive Health

‘Eggmendment’ backers go national, vow to target every petition state

Despite a crushing defeat at the ballot box in Colorado on Tuesday, supporters of Amendment 48, the so-called “Personhood” Amendment, aren’t “taking the loss personally,” and have launched plans to take the fight to 16 more states, according to an anti-abortion news site and a Web site established by the group. The measure would have defined a fertilized egg as a person. It was widely seen as an end run around Roe v. Wade in an attempt to outlaw abortion, but opponents said it would also ban most forms of contraception.

Ballot issues endorsement watch

Colorado’s gargantuan ballot includes more than 14 constitutional amendments and referenda even after four measures were withdrawn on Oct. 2 by proponents after a surprise alliance of labor and business interests joined forces to oppose three anti-union amendments that remain. The Colorado Independent is putting the press to the test — we’re compiling newspaper endorsements, analyzing them and then tracking the persuasive talents of editorial boards statewide.

Poll: Personhood amendment failing by 2-to-1 margin

A new Rocky Mountain News/CBS4 News poll spells bad news for supporters of Amendment 48, a controversial constitutional amendment that seeks to grant rights to fertilized eggs.

The measure is failing 68-27 pointing to a landslide public rejection of Coloradans for Equal Rights’ aim to create a test case to challenge abortion rights granted under the landmark Supreme Court decision, Roe v Wade.

NARAL pounds McCain-Palin: ‘more anti-choice’ than Bush-Cheney

Just days after hitting Colorado mailboxes with its first mailer criticizing John McCain’s positions on reproductive issues, NARAL Pro-Choice America sent a second flyer on Friday to Republican and unaffiliated women in Colorado. The flyer warned that the McCain-Palin ticket is “downright dangerous” for women. The abortion-rights group also pointed to a poll released Wednesday that shows the same Republican and unaffiliated women voters prefer Barack Obama 48-44 percent if they identify themselves as pro-choice.

Palin thanks ‘prayer warriors’ in Dobson interview

In a wide-ranging discussion with Focus on the Family founder Dr. James Dobson, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin says she believes God brought her Down Syndrome child, Trig, into her life to help the “hardcore pro-lifer” movement. The interview was taped Monday during Palin’s visit to Colorado Springs and airs Wednesday on Christian radio stations.

Abortion rights group batters McCain in Colorado mailboxes

NARAL Pro-Choice America is delivering a mailer this week that draws a sharp contrast between Barack Obama and John McCain’s positions on women’s reproductive rights to voters identified as pro-abortion rights in Colorado and seven other battleground states.

Denver archbishop takes swipe at Obama, Biden over abortion rights

In a speech titled, “Little Murders,” Denver Diocese Archbishop Charles Chaput delivered a scathing critique of democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, his Catholic running mate Joe Biden and liberal Catholic groups at a dinner Friday.

Noisy anti-abortion protester gets muted at Colorado capitol

A boisterous heckler tangled with Colorado State Patrol officers at an anti-Amendment 48 news conference Tuesday and, as if on cue, tempers flared for a rolling video camera.

No on 48 campaign hits airwaves against egg amendment

The opposition group working to defeat proposed Amendment 48, which seeks to confer constitutional rights on fertilized eggs, has gone up on the radio between Top 40 hits and tanning salon promos to persuade young voters to can the measure.

Personhood amendment debate caught on video

One of the most controversial measures on Colorado’s monster ballot asks voters to place a thorny, religious conundrum into the state constitution: Should fertilized human eggs have constitutional rights?

RH Reality Check weighs in with a video debate on the Amendment 48 pro and con.