Thursday, November 06, 2008
Personhood amendment goes down in flames
The voters of Colorado have spoken. Blastocysts aren't legal people.
That means pregnant women driving alone (or "alone," for those of you who supported the amendment) still have to stay out of the HOV lane. And the lightbulb-changing protocols will not have to be rewritten in Krakow.
The proposed amendment would have defined a person as "any human being from the moment of fertilization." With 38 percent of the projected vote counted, the measure was losing 74-26 percent.
That means pregnant women driving alone (or "alone," for those of you who supported the amendment) still have to stay out of the HOV lane. And the lightbulb-changing protocols will not have to be rewritten in Krakow.