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Anti-abortion activists seek new definition of ?personhood,? state by state

By ADF Alliance Alert

Cleveland Plain Dealer: "A group of anti-abortion activists has unrolled a new strategy: Stretch the legal definition of "person" in state constitutions to cover a freshly fertilized egg in a woman's womb. 'We are defining the word 'person' as a human being ... regardless of age, level of functioning, perceived ability or disability,' said Cal Zastrow, co-founder of Personhood USA, which formed in 2008. 'When there is an innocent person, the law should protect them.'"

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on April 08, 2010 (boomark / email).