Anti-abortion ‘personhood’ amendment fails in Mississippi

[poetic_pixie_13]

A constitutional amendment that would have defined a fertilized egg as a person failed on the ballot in Mississippi on Tuesday, dealing the so-called “personhood” movement another blow

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[popehippo]

Between this and Issue 2 over here in Ohio failing, I am dancing in my chair right now. \*_*/

[countrygirl_914]

Plus Maine voted same-day registration back in! We went 3 for 4 tonight (Ohio approved their "no health insurance mandate" amendment to their constitution).

[popehippo]

I'm so confused about the 'no health insurance mandate' thing. I hadn't even heard about it before today, damn, everything local and online was really focused on Issue 2. @_@

[emofordino]

I KNOW! i feel like issue 3 would have done better if it had been talked about more. :( but i'm glad issue 2 failed at least, as well as the personhood bill in mississippi! i was so nervous about both of them all day.

[hellaine]

Word, glad 2 failed, kinda pissed about 3 but whatever, I'm a rampant optimist who believes federal law will trump state law. i know, i know, i live on another planet.

[marmar627]

Which I think was a major mistake. So many people I know that voted against Issue 2 knew nothing about Issue 3, and the language of the proposal when people got to the voting booth made it seem innocent, so they voted for it.

[alryssa]

IKR?!!! PARTAAAAYYYY UP IN HERE

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Even Boehner's crazy Republican district (mine) voted it down. SUCK IT, BOEHNER. With 295 out of 299 precincts reporting, it was 54.25% NO on Issue 2.

[popehippo]

Ugh sucks that it's so damn close but, hey, a win's a win!

[alryssa]

For Butler County that is a BFD. Statewide though... PWNED.

[azetburcaptain]

Is that the one for which they brought the fetus to argue?