Calling out Abortion as Murder

One of the ways that Roe v. Wade was decided by the Supreme Court was by totally ignoring the question of whether a fetus is a person or not. The opinion of the majority was that if a fetus is a "thing" then there are no moral problems with Abortion.....my interpretation of a much more legalistic finding.

So, can anything be done about that? A group in Mississippi, Personhood Mississippi is pursuing a path hard an heavy. Their concept is to put a proposed Ammendment on the ballot next fall. This Ammendment would state that "personhood" is defined at the moment of conception or any other means which leads to fertilization of an egg.

Such an Ammendment would immediately make Abortion illegal in Mississippi as it would then be murder. The next step would be to attack Roe v. Wade as an intrusion into State's rights via the 14th Ammendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Ultimately, not only could Roe V. Wade be overturned, but the issue of State's rights could get a tremendous boost which could have an impact on a whole variety of issues.

Petitions are circulating in the state to get enough certified signatures so the issue can be placed on the 2010 ballot.