Montana Personhood Constitutional Amendment Passes Senate,
First In US History
From Personhood USA press release below (2/26/09):
"Helena, Montana - 02/26/2009 - Montana's Senate passed constitutional Personhood Amendment, SB 406, in a 26-24 vote. The amendment, introduced by Senator Dan McGee, passed on its third reading on the Senate floor this morning. This is the first Personhood Amendment in U.S. history to pass a State Senate."
"SB 406 must continue on to pass the Montana House of Representatives with a majority vote of 74. The race is on between Montana and North Dakota for the first Personhood legislation in our nation's history, as Montana's Personhood Amendment continues on to its House of Representatives, and North Dakota's Personhood legislation continues on to its Senate."
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Six states are known to presently have Personhood bills filed in the State Legislatures for 2009:
- Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina (see bills further below)
- Maryland's and Montana's filings are each for a Personhood Amendment to their State Constitutions; the other four states have Personhood Bills for statutory changes to the state's code of laws
- Establishing in law (by statutory change to the state's code of laws, or by a state constitutional amendment) legal "personhood" for pre-birth human beings, at fertilization, with no exceptions, satisfies the requirement spelled out in the infamous 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, to "collapse" the [so-called] "legal" argument for abortion:
- The 1973 US Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision instructed that if “personhood” for the “fetus” was established at fertilization, with no exceptions, then the legal argument for abortion “collapses.” “If this suggestion of personhood is established, the [abortion] case, of course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment.”
( Roe v. Wade, http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=410&invol=113 )
- In other words, pass "personhood" legislation in your state, as a bill, or as a constitutional amendment, and according to the U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision itself, [so-called] "legal" abortion is over. As the article below reports, Montana has now become the first state in US history to pass a Personhood Amendment (to the State Constitution) in a State Senate (or in a State House) ! Praise the Lord !
- This effort of passing Personhood legislation can begin with finding even just one Christian, principled "pro-personhood" pro-life / anti-abortion State House or State Senate member in your state, and asking them to introduce a Personhood Bill. Look below at the links to the actual seven bills in ALA, GA, MD, MONT, ND, and SC (2 - House and Senate companion bills), and consider which version of Personhood legislation best fits your state's constitution, state laws, and state legislature. Pray, and get started !!! Abortion could have been banned over 36 years ago by vesting legal personhood at fertilization with no exceptions.
God's Requirement for Murder is Justice, not Regulation ! (Ps. 97:2, Prov. 21:3)
Steve Lefemine
February 27, 2009 / Revised April 26, 2009
Read and download the entire report here.
February 26, 2009
Montana Personhood Constitutional Amendment Passes Senate, First In US History - Press Release
Montana Personhood Amendment Passes State Senate, 26-24 Vote.
Submitted by Keith on Thu, 02/26/2009
in Montana
Helena, Montana - 02/26/2009 - Montana's Senate passed constitutional Personhood Amendment, SB 406, in a 26-24 vote. The amendment, introduced by Senator Dan McGee, passed on its third reading on the Senate floor this morning. This is the first Personhood Amendment in U.S. history to pass a State Senate.
"Senator Dan McGee, writing the language of SB 406 himself, has shown what it truly means to be pro-life," stated Keith Mason, of Personhood USA. "Senator McGee's successful efforts on behalf of all human beings at all stages of human life are a giant step forward in historic efforts to ensure the rights and protection of every individual."
SB 406, which defines person for the purposes of application of inalienable rights, states, "All persons are born free and have certain inalienable rights...person means a human being at all stages of human development of life, including the state of fertilization or conception, regardless of age, health, level of functioning, or condition of dependency."
"Praise God! The honor of being the first State Senate in U.S. history to recognize the personhood of pre-born children goes to Montana," commented Cal Zastrow of Personhood USA. "Thanks to the leadership of Sen. Dan McGee, The Montana Personhood Amendment now moves forward to the State House of Representatives."
SB 406 must continue on to pass the Montana House of Representatives with a majority vote of 74. The race is on between Montana and North Dakota for the first Personhood legislation in our nation's history, as Montana's Personhood Amendment continues on to its House of Representatives, and North Dakota's Personhood legislation continues on to its Senate.
Personhood USA is a grassroots Christian organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America to create protection for every child by love and by law. Personhood USA is committed to assisting and supporting Personhood Legislation and Constitutional Amendments and building local pro-life organizations through raising awareness of the personhood of the pre-born.
For Interviews please call Personhood USA @ 202-595-3500 or
Senator Dan McGee 406-628-6534
For More Information please visit www.personhoodusa.com.
Personhood USA PO Box 486 Arvada CO. 80001
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Re-formatted and distributed by Columbia Christians for Life, PO Box 50358, Columbia, SC 29250
(803) 794-6273 / CCL@ChristianLifeandLiberty.net
www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net / www.RighttoLifeActofSC.net
Please click here for a printable version of this press release.
Submitted by Keith on Thu, 02/26/2009
in Montana
Helena, Montana - 02/26/2009 - Montana's Senate passed constitutional Personhood Amendment, SB 406, in a 26-24 vote. The amendment, introduced by Senator Dan McGee, passed on its third reading on the Senate floor this morning. This is the first Personhood Amendment in U.S. history to pass a State Senate.
"Senator Dan McGee, writing the language of SB 406 himself, has shown what it truly means to be pro-life," stated Keith Mason, of Personhood USA. "Senator McGee's successful efforts on behalf of all human beings at all stages of human life are a giant step forward in historic efforts to ensure the rights and protection of every individual."
SB 406, which defines person for the purposes of application of inalienable rights, states, "All persons are born free and have certain inalienable rights...person means a human being at all stages of human development of life, including the state of fertilization or conception, regardless of age, health, level of functioning, or condition of dependency."
"Praise God! The honor of being the first State Senate in U.S. history to recognize the personhood of pre-born children goes to Montana," commented Cal Zastrow of Personhood USA. "Thanks to the leadership of Sen. Dan McGee, The Montana Personhood Amendment now moves forward to the State House of Representatives."
SB 406 must continue on to pass the Montana House of Representatives with a majority vote of 74. The race is on between Montana and North Dakota for the first Personhood legislation in our nation's history, as Montana's Personhood Amendment continues on to its House of Representatives, and North Dakota's Personhood legislation continues on to its Senate.
Personhood USA is a grassroots Christian organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America to create protection for every child by love and by law. Personhood USA is committed to assisting and supporting Personhood Legislation and Constitutional Amendments and building local pro-life organizations through raising awareness of the personhood of the pre-born.
For Interviews please call Personhood USA @ 202-595-3500 or
Senator Dan McGee 406-628-6534
For More Information please visit www.personhoodusa.com.
Personhood USA PO Box 486 Arvada CO. 80001
_____________________________________________
Re-formatted and distributed by Columbia Christians for Life, PO Box 50358, Columbia, SC 29250
(803) 794-6273 / CCL@ChristianLifeandLiberty.net
www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net / www.RighttoLifeActofSC.net
Please click here for a printable version of this press release.
February 19, 2009
SOUTH CAROLINA “PERSONHOOD” COMPANION BILL INTRODUCED IN SC SENATE FILED WITH TOTAL 10 SC SENATE SPONSORS
PRESS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE: Thursday, February 19, 2009
FOR FURTHER INFO: Contact, Steve Lefemine, dir., Columbia Christians for Life,
CCL@ChristianLifeandLiberty.net,
http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/ , http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/
(803) 794-6273; PO Box 50358, Columbia, SC 29250
[COLUMBIA] – A South Carolina “Personhood” companion bill was introduced Wednesday, February 18 in the SC State Senate with 10 total sponsors, the most at introduction since the bill was first introduced 11 years ago in February 1998 (the SC “Personhood” bill has been active in the SC House each year since; while active in the SC Senate in five of those years).
The SC Senate (http://www.scstatehouse.gov/) has a total of 46 members.
SC Senate bill S.450, sponsored by Senator Lee Bright (R-Spartanburg), states (in language identical to the SC House “Personhood” bill, H.3526, introduced February 12):
“The right to life for each born and preborn human being vests at fertilization.” and “The rights guaranteed by Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution of this State [SC], that no person shall be deprived of life without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws, vest at fertilization for each born and preborn human person."
( www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/450.htm )
The Attorney General of SC issued a legal opinion (March 2005) that this bill is constitutional on its face, though would likely be adjudicated when applied to abortion.
( www.christianlifeandliberty.net/Westlaw_Document_15_03_35_5392471.doc )
In 2005, the “Personhood” Bill passed the full South Carolina House of Representatives on April 13, 2005 (Second Reading) by a vote of Yeas-95 to Nays-18, albeit with an exception amended to the bill for cases of pre-born children conceived by the crime of rape. This denial of equal protection for the innocent pre-born child in cases of rape, fatally flawed the legal strategy of the bill (i.e., legal personhood) by failing to establish justice for all pre-birth humans.
( www.scstatehouse.gov/sess116_2005-2006/bills/3213.htm )
The 1973 US Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision instructed that if “personhood” for the “fetus” was established at fertilization, with no exceptions, then the legal argument for abortion “collapses.”
“If this suggestion of personhood is established, the [abortion] case, of course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment.” ( Roe v. Wade, http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=410&invol=113 )
The SC “Personhood” Bill is constitutional, and meets the express requirement set forth by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade to establish personhood for the fetus, thus guaranteeing the right to life of this pre-birth human being, and ending decriminalized abortion in SC.
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Please click here for a printable version of this press release.
FOR RELEASE: Thursday, February 19, 2009
FOR FURTHER INFO: Contact, Steve Lefemine, dir., Columbia Christians for Life,
CCL@ChristianLifeandLiberty.net,
http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/ , http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/
(803) 794-6273; PO Box 50358, Columbia, SC 29250
[COLUMBIA] – A South Carolina “Personhood” companion bill was introduced Wednesday, February 18 in the SC State Senate with 10 total sponsors, the most at introduction since the bill was first introduced 11 years ago in February 1998 (the SC “Personhood” bill has been active in the SC House each year since; while active in the SC Senate in five of those years).
The SC Senate (http://www.scstatehouse.gov/) has a total of 46 members.
SC Senate bill S.450, sponsored by Senator Lee Bright (R-Spartanburg), states (in language identical to the SC House “Personhood” bill, H.3526, introduced February 12):
“The right to life for each born and preborn human being vests at fertilization.” and “The rights guaranteed by Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution of this State [SC], that no person shall be deprived of life without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws, vest at fertilization for each born and preborn human person."
( www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/450.htm )
The Attorney General of SC issued a legal opinion (March 2005) that this bill is constitutional on its face, though would likely be adjudicated when applied to abortion.
( www.christianlifeandliberty.net/Westlaw_Document_15_03_35_5392471.doc )
In 2005, the “Personhood” Bill passed the full South Carolina House of Representatives on April 13, 2005 (Second Reading) by a vote of Yeas-95 to Nays-18, albeit with an exception amended to the bill for cases of pre-born children conceived by the crime of rape. This denial of equal protection for the innocent pre-born child in cases of rape, fatally flawed the legal strategy of the bill (i.e., legal personhood) by failing to establish justice for all pre-birth humans.
( www.scstatehouse.gov/sess116_2005-2006/bills/3213.htm )
The 1973 US Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision instructed that if “personhood” for the “fetus” was established at fertilization, with no exceptions, then the legal argument for abortion “collapses.”
“If this suggestion of personhood is established, the [abortion] case, of course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment.” ( Roe v. Wade, http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=410&invol=113 )
The SC “Personhood” Bill is constitutional, and meets the express requirement set forth by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade to establish personhood for the fetus, thus guaranteeing the right to life of this pre-birth human being, and ending decriminalized abortion in SC.
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Please click here for a printable version of this press release.
SOUTH CAROLINA "PERSONHOOD" COMPANION BILL INTRODUCED IN SC SENATE - Press Release (E-mail)
SOUTH CAROLINA "PERSONHOOD" COMPANION BILL INTRODUCED IN SC SENATE - Press Release
FILED WITH TOTAL 10 SC SENATE SPONSORS - February 18, 2009
PRESS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE: Thursday, February 19, 2009
FOR FURTHER INFO: Contact, Steve Lefemine, dir., Columbia Christians for Life,
CCL@ChristianLifeandLiberty.net,
www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net, www.RighttoLifeActofSC.net
(803) 794-6273; PO Box 50358, Columbia, SC 29250
[COLUMBIA] A South Carolina “Personhood” companion bill was introduced Wednesday, February 18 in the SC State Senate with 10 total sponsors, the most at introduction since the bill was first introduced 11 years ago in February 1998 (the SC “Personhood” bill has been active in the SC House each year since; while active in the SC Senate in five of those years).
The SC Senate (http://www.scstatehouse.gov/ ) has a total of 46 members.
SC Senate bill S.450, sponsored by Senator Lee Bright (R-Spartanburg), states (in language identical to the SC House “Personhood” bill, H.3526, introduced February 12):
“The right to life for each born and preborn human being vests at fertilization.” and “The rights guaranteed by Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution of this State [SC], that no person shall be deprived of life without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws, vest at fertilization for each born and preborn human person."
( www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/450.htm )
The Attorney General of SC issued a legal opinion (March 2005) that this bill is constitutional on its face, though would likely be adjudicated when applied to abortion.
( www.christianlifeandliberty.net/Westlaw_Document_15_03_35_5392471.doc )
In 2005, the “Personhood” Bill passed the full South Carolina House of Representatives on April 13, 2005 (Second Reading) by a vote of Yeas-95 to Nays-18, albeit with an exception amended to the bill for cases of pre-born children conceived by the crime of rape. This denial of equal protection for the innocent pre-born child in cases of rape, fatally flawed the legal strategy of the bill (i.e., legal personhood) by failing to establish justice for all pre-birth humans.
( www.scstatehouse.gov/sess116_2005-2006/bills/3213.htm )
The 1973 US Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision instructed that if “personhood” for the “fetus” was established at fertilization, with no exceptions, then the legal argument for abortion “collapses.” “If this suggestion of personhood is established, the [abortion] case, of course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment.”
( Roe v. Wade, http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=410&invol=113 )
The SC “Personhood” Bill is constitutional, and meets the express requirement set forth by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade to establish personhood for the fetus, thus guaranteeing the right to life of this pre-birth human being, and ending decriminalized abortion in SC.
Read and download the enitre report here.
February 17, 2009
North Dakota Personhood Bill Passes House, First In US History - Press Release (E-mail)
Six states are known to presently have Personhood bills filed in the State Legislatures for 2009:
- Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina (see bills further below)
- Maryland's and Montana's filings are each for a Personhood Amendment to their State Constitutions; the other four states have Personhood Bills for statutory changes to the state's code of laws
- Establishing in law (by statutory change to the state's code of laws, or by a state constitutional amendment) legal "personhood" for pre-birth human beings, at fertilization, with no exceptions, satisfies the requirement spelled out in the infamous 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, to "collapse" the [so-called] "legal" argument for abortion:
- The 1973 US Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision instructed that if “personhood” for the “fetus” was established at fertilization, with no exceptions, then the legal argument for abortion “collapses.”
“If this suggestion of personhood is established, the [abortion] case, of course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment.”
( Roe v. Wade, http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=410&invol=113 )
- In other words, pass "personhood" legislation in your state, as a bill, or as a constitutional amendment, and according to the U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision itself, [so-called] "legal" abortion is over. As the article below reports, North Dakota has become the first state to pass a principled Personhood Bill in US history [ SC's Personhood Bill that passed in 2005 in the South Carolina House was fatally flawed because it had a rape exception amendment tacked on, even though the bill may already have had enough votes to pass without this killer amendment ].
- This effort of passing Personhood legislation can begin with finding even just one Christian, principled "pro-personhood" pro-life/anti-abortion State House or State Senate member in your state, and asking them to introduce a Personhood Bill. Look below at the links to the actual seven bills in ALA, GA, MD, MONT, ND, and SC (2 - House and Senate companion bills), and consider which version of Personhood legislation best fits your state's constitution, state laws, and state legislature. Pray, and get started !!! Abortion could have been banned over 36 years ago by vesting legal personhood at fertilization with no exceptions.
God's Requirement for Murder is Justice, not Regulation ! (Ps. 97:2, Prov. 21:3)
Steve Lefemine
February 24, 2009 / Corrected April 26, 2009
Please click here for the entire report.
- Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina (see bills further below)
- Maryland's and Montana's filings are each for a Personhood Amendment to their State Constitutions; the other four states have Personhood Bills for statutory changes to the state's code of laws
- Establishing in law (by statutory change to the state's code of laws, or by a state constitutional amendment) legal "personhood" for pre-birth human beings, at fertilization, with no exceptions, satisfies the requirement spelled out in the infamous 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, to "collapse" the [so-called] "legal" argument for abortion:
- The 1973 US Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision instructed that if “personhood” for the “fetus” was established at fertilization, with no exceptions, then the legal argument for abortion “collapses.”
“If this suggestion of personhood is established, the [abortion] case, of course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment.”
( Roe v. Wade, http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=410&invol=113 )
- In other words, pass "personhood" legislation in your state, as a bill, or as a constitutional amendment, and according to the U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision itself, [so-called] "legal" abortion is over. As the article below reports, North Dakota has become the first state to pass a principled Personhood Bill in US history [ SC's Personhood Bill that passed in 2005 in the South Carolina House was fatally flawed because it had a rape exception amendment tacked on, even though the bill may already have had enough votes to pass without this killer amendment ].
- This effort of passing Personhood legislation can begin with finding even just one Christian, principled "pro-personhood" pro-life/anti-abortion State House or State Senate member in your state, and asking them to introduce a Personhood Bill. Look below at the links to the actual seven bills in ALA, GA, MD, MONT, ND, and SC (2 - House and Senate companion bills), and consider which version of Personhood legislation best fits your state's constitution, state laws, and state legislature. Pray, and get started !!! Abortion could have been banned over 36 years ago by vesting legal personhood at fertilization with no exceptions.
God's Requirement for Murder is Justice, not Regulation ! (Ps. 97:2, Prov. 21:3)
Steve Lefemine
February 24, 2009 / Corrected April 26, 2009
Please click here for the entire report.
North Dakota Personhood Bill Passes House, First In US History - Press Release
North Dakota Personhood Bill Passes, First In US History.
Submitted by Keith on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 07:28.
in North Dakota
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
North Dakota Personhood Bill Passes, First In US History.
Bismarck, ND. Signaling the growing momentum of the personhood movement, North Dakota lawmakers approved HB 1572 with a vote of 51-41.
Rep. Dan Ruby introduced the "Personhood" bill, which affirms the rights of pre-born humans and states: "For purposes of interpretation of the constitution and laws of North Dakota, it is the intent of the legislative assembly that an individual, a person, when the context indicates that a reference to an individual is intended, a human being includes any organism with the genome of homo sapiens."
Thousands of calls to legislators were made by pro-life grassroots volunteers who helped with this victory. Only one representative voiced opposition to the bill during the debate of the bill, while overwhelming public support was seen.
"Personhood USA applauds the leadership and support that the North Dakota Life League and North Dakota Family Alliance have shown to make this victory happen," stated Keith Mason of Personhood USA. He continued, "We thank Rep. Dan Ruby for his courage and for being actively pro-life. This great family man with his wife and 10 children are an example to us all."
"North Dakotans have gotten used to cold temperatures like -44 degrees, but they haven't gotten used to child-killing. We applaud and support their efforts to protect every baby by love and by law," commented Cal Zastrow, who, along with his family, worked on the North Dakota bill on the grassroots level.
The next step for HB 1572 is to be voted on by the ND Senate which could happen in the next two weeks.
"HB 1572 brings us one step closer to applying the same laws that apply to you and me, to all humans," said Daniel Woodard, lobbyist with North Dakota Life League.
Personhood USA is a grassroots Christian organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America to create protection for every child by love and by law. Personhood USA is committed to assisting and supporting Personhood Legislation and Constitutional Amendments and building local pro-life organizations through raising awareness of the personhood of the pre-born.
For Interviews please call 202-595-3500
For More Information please visit
Personhood USA / www.personhoodusa.com
Personhood North Dakota / www.personhoodnorthdakota.com
North Dakota Policy Council / www.ndfa.org
Personhood USA , PO Box 486, Arvada, Colorado 80001 ©copyright 2008 Personhood USA / 202-595-3500
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Re-formatted and distributed by Columbia Christians for Life, PO Box 50358, Columbia, SC 29250 / (803) 794-6273
www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net / www.RighttoLifeActofSC.net [While thankful for the principled pro-life efforts of all those supporting “personhood” for pre-born humans, CCL does not participate in ecumenical pro-life activism.]
Please click here for a printable version of this press release.
Submitted by Keith on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 07:28.
in North Dakota
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
North Dakota Personhood Bill Passes, First In US History.
Bismarck, ND. Signaling the growing momentum of the personhood movement, North Dakota lawmakers approved HB 1572 with a vote of 51-41.
Rep. Dan Ruby introduced the "Personhood" bill, which affirms the rights of pre-born humans and states: "For purposes of interpretation of the constitution and laws of North Dakota, it is the intent of the legislative assembly that an individual, a person, when the context indicates that a reference to an individual is intended, a human being includes any organism with the genome of homo sapiens."
Thousands of calls to legislators were made by pro-life grassroots volunteers who helped with this victory. Only one representative voiced opposition to the bill during the debate of the bill, while overwhelming public support was seen.
"Personhood USA applauds the leadership and support that the North Dakota Life League and North Dakota Family Alliance have shown to make this victory happen," stated Keith Mason of Personhood USA. He continued, "We thank Rep. Dan Ruby for his courage and for being actively pro-life. This great family man with his wife and 10 children are an example to us all."
"North Dakotans have gotten used to cold temperatures like -44 degrees, but they haven't gotten used to child-killing. We applaud and support their efforts to protect every baby by love and by law," commented Cal Zastrow, who, along with his family, worked on the North Dakota bill on the grassroots level.
The next step for HB 1572 is to be voted on by the ND Senate which could happen in the next two weeks.
"HB 1572 brings us one step closer to applying the same laws that apply to you and me, to all humans," said Daniel Woodard, lobbyist with North Dakota Life League.
Personhood USA is a grassroots Christian organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America to create protection for every child by love and by law. Personhood USA is committed to assisting and supporting Personhood Legislation and Constitutional Amendments and building local pro-life organizations through raising awareness of the personhood of the pre-born.
For Interviews please call 202-595-3500
For More Information please visit
Personhood USA / www.personhoodusa.com
Personhood North Dakota / www.personhoodnorthdakota.com
North Dakota Policy Council / www.ndfa.org
Personhood USA , PO Box 486, Arvada, Colorado 80001 ©copyright 2008 Personhood USA / 202-595-3500
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Re-formatted and distributed by Columbia Christians for Life, PO Box 50358, Columbia, SC 29250 / (803) 794-6273
www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net / www.RighttoLifeActofSC.net [While thankful for the principled pro-life efforts of all those supporting “personhood” for pre-born humans, CCL does not participate in ecumenical pro-life activism.]
Please click here for a printable version of this press release.
February 16, 2009
RIGHT TO LIFE ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA “PERSONHOOD” BILL INTRODUCED
FILED WITH TOTAL 45 SC HOUSE SPONSORS
PRESS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE: Monday, February 16, 2009
FOR FURTHER INFO:
Contact, Steve Lefemine, dir., Columbia Christians for Life,
CCL@ChristianLifeandLiberty.net,
http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/ , http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/
(803) 794-6273; PO Box 50358, Columbia, SC 29250
[COLUMBIA] The Right to Life Act of South Carolina “Personhood” bill was introduced on Thursday, February 12, in the South Carolina House of Representatives with 45 total sponsors, the most at introduction in the 11 years since the bill was first introduced in February 1998.
The SC House (http://www.scstatehouse.gov/), has a total of 124 members.
SC House bill H.3526, filed by Rep. Liston Barfield (R-Conway), states:
“The right to life for each born and preborn human being vests at fertilization.” and “The rights guaranteed by Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution of this State [SC], that no person shall be deprived of life without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws, vest at fertilization for each born and preborn human person."
( www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/3526.htm )
The Attorney General of SC issued a legal opinion (Mar 2005) that the Right to Life Act of SC is constitutional on its face, though would likely be adjudicated when applied to abortion.
Legal Opinion (2005) of South Carolina Attorney General on the Right to Life Act of SC
"Accordingly, it is our opinion that the Right to Life Act is constitutional."
( www.christianlifeandliberty.net/Westlaw_Document_15_03_35_5392471.doc )
In 2005, the Right to Life Act of SC passed the full South Carolina House of Representatives on April 13, 2005 (Second Reading) by a vote of Yeas-95 to Nays-18, albeit with an exception
amended to the bill for cases of pre-born children conceived by the crime of rape. This denial
of equal protection for the innocent pre-born child in cases of rape, fatally flawed the legal strategy of the bill (i.e., legal personhood) by failing to establish justice for all pre-birth humans.
( www.scstatehouse.gov/sess116_2005-2006/bills/3213.htm )
The 1973 US Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision instructed that if “personhood” for the “fetus” was established at fertilization, with no exceptions, then the legal argument for abortion “collapses.”
“If this suggestion of personhood is established, the [abortion] case, of course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment.”
( http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=410&invol=113 )
The Right to Life Act of SC is constitutional, and meets the express requirement set forth by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade to establish personhood for the fetus, thus guaranteeing the right to life of this pre-birth human being, and ending decriminalized abortion in SC.
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Please click here for a printable version of this press release.
PRESS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE: Monday, February 16, 2009
FOR FURTHER INFO:
Contact, Steve Lefemine, dir., Columbia Christians for Life,
CCL@ChristianLifeandLiberty.net,
http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/ , http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/
(803) 794-6273; PO Box 50358, Columbia, SC 29250
[COLUMBIA] The Right to Life Act of South Carolina “Personhood” bill was introduced on Thursday, February 12, in the South Carolina House of Representatives with 45 total sponsors, the most at introduction in the 11 years since the bill was first introduced in February 1998.
The SC House (http://www.scstatehouse.gov/), has a total of 124 members.
SC House bill H.3526, filed by Rep. Liston Barfield (R-Conway), states:
“The right to life for each born and preborn human being vests at fertilization.” and “The rights guaranteed by Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution of this State [SC], that no person shall be deprived of life without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws, vest at fertilization for each born and preborn human person."
( www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/3526.htm )
The Attorney General of SC issued a legal opinion (Mar 2005) that the Right to Life Act of SC is constitutional on its face, though would likely be adjudicated when applied to abortion.
Legal Opinion (2005) of South Carolina Attorney General on the Right to Life Act of SC
"Accordingly, it is our opinion that the Right to Life Act is constitutional."
( www.christianlifeandliberty.net/Westlaw_Document_15_03_35_5392471.doc )
In 2005, the Right to Life Act of SC passed the full South Carolina House of Representatives on April 13, 2005 (Second Reading) by a vote of Yeas-95 to Nays-18, albeit with an exception
amended to the bill for cases of pre-born children conceived by the crime of rape. This denial
of equal protection for the innocent pre-born child in cases of rape, fatally flawed the legal strategy of the bill (i.e., legal personhood) by failing to establish justice for all pre-birth humans.
( www.scstatehouse.gov/sess116_2005-2006/bills/3213.htm )
The 1973 US Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision instructed that if “personhood” for the “fetus” was established at fertilization, with no exceptions, then the legal argument for abortion “collapses.”
“If this suggestion of personhood is established, the [abortion] case, of course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment.”
( http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=410&invol=113 )
The Right to Life Act of SC is constitutional, and meets the express requirement set forth by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade to establish personhood for the fetus, thus guaranteeing the right to life of this pre-birth human being, and ending decriminalized abortion in SC.
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February 12, 2009
RIGHT TO LIFE ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA PERSONHOOD BILL INTRODUCED - Press Release (E-mail)
RIGHT TO LIFE ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA PERSONHOOD BILL INTRODUCED - Press Release
FILED WITH TOTAL 45 SC HOUSE SPONSORS - February 12, 2009
PRESS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE: Monday, February 16, 2009
FOR FURTHER INFO: Contact, Steve Lefemine, dir., Columbia Christians for Life,
CCL@ChristianLifeandLiberty.net,
www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net, www.RighttoLifeActofSC.net
(803) 794-6273; PO Box 50358, Columbia, SC 29250
[COLUMBIA] The Right to Life Act of South Carolina “Personhood” bill was introduced on Thursday, February 12, in the South Carolina House of Representatives with 45 total sponsors, the most at introduction in the 11 years since the bill was first introduced in February 1998.
The SC House (http://www.scstatehouse.gov/ ), has a total of 124 members.
SC House bill H.3526, filed by Rep. Liston Barfield (R-Conway), states:
“The right to life for each born and preborn human being vests at fertilization.” and “The rights guaranteed by Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution of this State [SC], that no person shall be deprived of life without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws, vest at fertilization for each born and preborn human person."
( www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/3526.htm )
press release continued at:
RIGHT TO LIFE ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA PERSONHOODBILL INTRODUCED - Press Release
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-02-16-RTLActofSC-intro-corr.doc
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2009-2010 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation:
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- GA, MD, ND, SC
Updated February 16, 2009
In addition to the South Carolina "Personhood" Bill reported above, other states with active "Personhood" legislation to ban abortion include:
1) Georgia (HR 5) - Paramount right to life; human beings; provisions (six sponsors)
www.broc.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/sum/hr5.htm
- pre-filed - November 18, 2008
- First Readers - January 16, 2009
- Second Readers - January 26, 2009
2) Maryland (HOUSE BILL 925) - Maryland Personhood Amendment (34 sponsors)
http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/hb0925.htm
- 2/12 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
3) North Dakota (H.1572) - North Dakota Personhood Bill (one sponsor)
www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-actions/ba1572.html
http://personhoodnorthdakota.com/
- filed January 19, 2009, House Committee hearing February 10, 2009
4) South Carolina (H.3256) - "Right to Life Act of SC" Personhood Bill (45 sponsors)
www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/3526.htm
- filed February 12, 2009, Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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2007-2008 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- AL, CO, GA, MT, SC, VA
Updated February 14, 2008
http://righttolifeactofsc.blogspot.com/2008/02/2007-2008-state-level-personhood-and.html
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Personhood Amendment in Colorado (ballot initiative voted on November 4, 2008)
- Historic, first-time-ever, state-wide vote conducted on a "Personhood" Constitutional Amendment
www.coloradoforequalrights.com/
Colorado Personhood Amendment to State Constitution - results of November 4, 2008 ballot initiative
Amendment 48-Definition of Person Results
http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/amendment/2008/48-definition-of-person/
100% reporting ( 3215 precincts )
Ballot-Vote Vote percentage Vote count
No 73.2% (1,605,978)
Yes 26.7% (585,561)
God's requirement for Murder is JUSTICE, not Regulation !!!
"If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
"If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death,
and those that are ready to be slain;
"If thou sayest, Behold we knew it not;
doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it ?
and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it ?
and shall not he render to every man according to his works ?"
Proverbs 24:10-12
Parable of the Good Samaritan
The Saviour said, "Which now of these three, thinkest thou,
was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves ?"
Luke 10:29-37 [ Answer: It was the SAMARITAN, not the religious priest or Levite ! ]
"THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR AS THYSELF."
Matthew 19:19
"If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God [ including EVANGELISM ] except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at the moment attacking [ i.e., in 20th/21st century America, CHILD-MURDER-BY-ABORTION ], I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ."
"Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved and to be steady on all the battlefield besides is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that one point."
Martin Luther, catalyst of the Reformation
(1483-1546)
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AMERICA - A NATION UNDER DIVINE JUDGMENT.
Psalm 33:12; Proverb 14:34; Psalm 9:17; 2 Kings 24:1-4; Jeremiah 19:3-5; Psalm 106:37-42
"America repent" (music video)
"Contemporary Christian Artist: Tim Juillet"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvu6hHLSpzk
"The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God."
Psalm 9:17, KJB
"But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it."
Psalm 94:15, KJB
Biblical "Separation" for a Nation
"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord,..." 2 Corinthians 6:14-17a (KJB)
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE - IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. The Declaration of Independence is part of the organic law of the United States of America United States Code Annotated http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml
http://lefemineforlife.blogspot.com/2007/10/biblical-separation-for-nation.html
The people of Iraq have far greater freedom to enshrine their national religion of Islam in the legal structure of their country than do Americans to honor Christianity and Biblical Law in the United States. Christianity was by far the predominant faith of the founding generations of America, from Jamestown in 1607 to the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and beyond, as the historical record clearly shows:
No King but King Jesus! (Yeshua Messiah)
Declarations and Evidences of Christian Faith in America’s Colonial Charters, State Constitutions, and other Historical Documents during over 375 Years of American History: 1606 to 1982
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/NoKingbutKingJesus.doc
The Sixth President of the United States, John Quincy Adams (son of John Adams, the Second US President, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence), said: "The highest glory of the American Revolution was this; it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity." and "From the day of the Declaration... they (the American people) were bound by the laws of God, which they all, and by the laws of The Gospel, which they nearly all, acknowledge as the rules of their conduct." Tragically, today in 2008, American law has become exceedingly anti-Christian. Witness the government-protected murder of One Million pre-birth human beings each year (www.ldi.org).
The Constitution of the United States should be amended as first proposed by the National Reform Association in 1864, with a Christian Amendment:
Confession of the Saviour (Messiah) as the Ruler of Nations, including America, by amending the Preamble to the United States Constitution
In 1864, the National Reform Association advocated amending the Preamble of the Constitution of the United States to read, in substance:
"We, the people of the United States, humbly acknowledging Almighty God as the source of all authority and power in civil government, the Lord Jesus Christ as the Ruler among the nations, his revealed will as the supreme law of the land, in order to constitute a Christian government, and in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the inalienable rights and the blessings of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to ourselves, our posterity, and all the people, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." http://candst.tripod.com/nra.htm
Explicitly Christian Politics: The Vision of the National Reform Association
www.crownandcovenant.com/product_p/ds380.htm
"Since 1864 the National Reform Association has advocated an explicitly Christian approach to politics. In this book their vision of politics, based on the mediatorial reign of Jesus Christ over the nations, is explained for a new generation."
THE NATIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.;
CONVENTION IN PITTSBURG ON INSERTING A RECOGNITION OF DEITY IN THE CONSTITUTION.
February 5, 1874, Wednesday
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D06E3DF173DE43BBC4D53DFB466838F669FDE
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9D06E3DF173DE43BBC4D53DFB466838F669FDE&oref=slogin
Further articles on the National Reform Association
http://www.puritans.net/news/natlreformasso113004.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Reform_Association_(19th_century,_U.S.)
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3944/is_200110/ai_n9003100
"... I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18
Yeshua Messiah
Hallelu-Yah !
Steve Lefemine, pro-life missionary
dir., Columbia Christians for Life
PO Box 50358
Columbia, SC
(803) 794-6273
http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/
http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/
http://www.lefemineforlife.net/
February 16, 2009
February 10, 2009
Maryland State Constitutional "Personhood" Amendment
State-level Personhood legislation is already being pursued in Maryland, North Dakota, and South Carolina for the 2009-2010 Legislative Session
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Lawmaker wants to open public debate on ‘the glory of life’
Delegate proposes Personhood Amendment for state Constitution
Kevin Spradlin
Cumberland Times-News [ Maryland ]
www.times-news.com/local/local_story_030231824.html
Published: January 30, 2009
CUMBERLAND A Republican lawmaker from Anne Arundel County is building support for a Personhood Amendment to the state Constitution and plans to introduce a bill “to a somewhat reluctant legislature” as soon as next week.
Delegate Don Dwyer of Glen Burnie discussed some of the finer points of his draft legislation late Wednesday during a conference call organized by supporters from across the country. The call took place less than a week after the 36th annual March for Life in Washington.
“My goal in this whole thing is to open up the public debate on the majesty, the magnificence and the glory of life,” Dwyer said. “I want to force my colleagues to have to recognize that based on science, not rhetoric ... that there is no doubt that that is not mere tissue in a womb ... that is a human being in the process of development by the miracle of life.”
Dwyer said Delegates Wendell Beitzel and LeRoy Myers, both of whom represent portions of Allegany County, are two of more than two dozen supporters of the legislation. But the Judiciary Committee member is in a unique position to understand just what obstacles he faces among colleagues in Annapolis.
“The majority of members of the legislature ... are absolutely adamant pro-choicers,” Dwyer said. “There are going to be some people who do not want to have to look at the fact that life begins at conception.”
Western Maryland appears supportive of his cause. Many of those pro-choice votes come from Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and Baltimore City, Dwyer said.
“The challenge there is going to be to mobilize the Christian base in each of those jurisdictions to look at this issue,” Dwyer said. “That’s a process that’s going to take some time.”
Dwyer said Delegate Joseph Vallario Jr., Judiciary Committee chairman, “committed to me (Tuesday) that he will not stop me or try in any way to impede a public hearing.”
Supporters and those who have advocated a similar amendment at the federal level or in different states helped Dwyer fine-tune some of the language during the call.
[continued...]
Dwyer insisted the focus of his bill is on life and not an anti-abortion stance.
“That’s not at all what I’m going to be focusing on,” he said. “I’m going to talk about life. Abortion isn’t going to be a word I’m going to use in any of my public discussion.”
Admittedly, during private audiences, Dwyer will discuss “the culture of death,” a phrase borrowed from a supporter on the issue. Dwyer said it makes sense society would be numb to “kill the unborn in the womb” when people are regularly exposed to modern music, news broadcasts and videos that appear to condone and glorify such activity.
Contact Kevin Spradlin at kspradlin@times-news.com.
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2009-2010 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation:
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- MD, ND, SC
Updated February 10, 2009
In addition to the Maryland State Constitutional "Personhood" Amendment reported above, other states with active "Personhood" legislation to ban abortion include:
1) North Dakota (H.1572) - filed January 19, 2009, House Committee hearing scheduled February 10, 2009
www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-actions/ba1572.html
http://personhoodnorthdakota.com/
2) South Carolina - "Right to Life Act of SC" Personhood bill presently being circulated in SC House for co-sponsors
www.scstatehouse.gov/
http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/, "RTL Act of SC" page
http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/
God's requirement for Murder is JUSTICE, not Regulation !!!
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For those who understand that abortion could have been stopped at any time for the last 36 years, and can still be stopped at any time, almost immediately, simply by vesting legal "personhood" status at fertilization, without exceptions for ALL pre-birth human beings, these developments in MD, ND, and SC are good news. Establishing "personhood" at fertilization, with no exceptions, "collapses" the (so-called) legal argument for child-murder-by-abortion, according to the text of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision itself !
The "personhood" solution to ending abortion was actually spelled out right in the text of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision:
Columbia Christians for Life, Columbia, South Carolina
From: http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/, "RTL Act of SC" page:
Right to Life Act of SC - news conference and "Jesus Christ is Lord of the Gates" pro-life rally - Jan. 17, 2006
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/H3213-S111-1032.doc
In the very text of the Roe v. Wade US supreme Court decision it states, “[Texas] argue[s] that the fetus is a “person” within the language and meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment… If this suggestion of personhood is established, the [pro-abortion] case, of course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment.” In other words, there never would have been legalized abortion under Roe v. Wade. But tragically, Texas had an “exception” which undermined their entire “personhood” argument. Justice Harry Blackmun wrote:
“[ Footnote 54 ] When Texas urges that a fetus is entitled to Fourteenth Amendment protection as a person, it faces a dilemma. Neither in Texas nor in any other State are all abortions prohibited. Despite broad proscription, an exception always exists… But if the fetus is a person who is not to be deprived of life without due process of law, and if the mother's condition is the sole determinant, does not the Texas exception appear to be out of line with the Amendment's command? ...”
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=410&invol=113
_________________________________________________
2007-2008 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- AL, CO, GA, MT, SC, VA
Updated February 14, 2008
http://righttolifeactofsc.blogspot.com/2008/02/2007-2008-state-level-personhood-and.html
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Personhood Amendment in Colorado (ballot initiative voted on November 4, 2008)
- Historic, first-time-ever, state-wide vote conducted on a "Personhood" Constitutional Amendment
www.coloradoforequalrights.com/
Colorado Personhood Amendment to State Constitution - results of November 4, 2008 ballot initiative
Amendment 48-Definition of Person Results
http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/amendment/2008/48-definition-of-person/
100% reporting ( 3215 precincts )
Ballot-Vote Vote percentage Vote count
No 73.2% (1,605,978)
Yes 26.7% (585,561)
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For more information on the history of the Right to Life Act of SC and related information, including constitutional principles, and personhood legislation in other states, see, http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/, "RTL Act of SC" page and http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/
If you would like to work to have introduced in your state, either:
A) a Personhood bill introduced in your state legislature (such as in North Dakota or South Carolina), or
B) a Personhood constitutional amendment introduced in your state legislature (such as in Maryland), or
C) a ballot initiative personhood constitutional amendment process going, and would like some assistance, please call Columbia Christians for Life at 803-794-6273. CCL can help you directly with A) and B) and can put you in touch with those who can provide guidance and counsel with option C). State constitutional personhood amendments have been attempted in at least Michigan, Colorado, and Montana. One of the country's most experienced men in this area is Cal Zastrow.
The gates of hell shall NOT prevail against the church that Messiah is building (Matthew 16:18). However, HE desires to be glorified in and through and by His true church, made up of born-again, Bible-believers (not the Roman Catholic, Mormon, Jehovah Witness, or other institutions of false religion). God works a great deal through "means" - and that includes born-again, Bible-believing, Christians, empowered by the Holy Spirit, rightly representing our Lord and Saviour in spirit and in truth, and advancing Biblical answers, as we do !
"... I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18
Yeshua Messiah
Hallelu-Yah !
Steve Lefemine, pro-life missionary
dir., Columbia Christians for Life
PO Box 50358
Columbia, SC
(803) 794-6273
www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net
www.RighttoLifeActofSC.net
www.LefemineForLife.net
February 10, 2009
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Lawmaker wants to open public debate on ‘the glory of life’
Delegate proposes Personhood Amendment for state Constitution
Kevin Spradlin
Cumberland Times-News [ Maryland ]
www.times-news.com/local/local_story_030231824.html
Published: January 30, 2009
CUMBERLAND A Republican lawmaker from Anne Arundel County is building support for a Personhood Amendment to the state Constitution and plans to introduce a bill “to a somewhat reluctant legislature” as soon as next week.
Delegate Don Dwyer of Glen Burnie discussed some of the finer points of his draft legislation late Wednesday during a conference call organized by supporters from across the country. The call took place less than a week after the 36th annual March for Life in Washington.
“My goal in this whole thing is to open up the public debate on the majesty, the magnificence and the glory of life,” Dwyer said. “I want to force my colleagues to have to recognize that based on science, not rhetoric ... that there is no doubt that that is not mere tissue in a womb ... that is a human being in the process of development by the miracle of life.”
Dwyer said Delegates Wendell Beitzel and LeRoy Myers, both of whom represent portions of Allegany County, are two of more than two dozen supporters of the legislation. But the Judiciary Committee member is in a unique position to understand just what obstacles he faces among colleagues in Annapolis.
“The majority of members of the legislature ... are absolutely adamant pro-choicers,” Dwyer said. “There are going to be some people who do not want to have to look at the fact that life begins at conception.”
Western Maryland appears supportive of his cause. Many of those pro-choice votes come from Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and Baltimore City, Dwyer said.
“The challenge there is going to be to mobilize the Christian base in each of those jurisdictions to look at this issue,” Dwyer said. “That’s a process that’s going to take some time.”
Dwyer said Delegate Joseph Vallario Jr., Judiciary Committee chairman, “committed to me (Tuesday) that he will not stop me or try in any way to impede a public hearing.”
Supporters and those who have advocated a similar amendment at the federal level or in different states helped Dwyer fine-tune some of the language during the call.
[continued...]
Dwyer insisted the focus of his bill is on life and not an anti-abortion stance.
“That’s not at all what I’m going to be focusing on,” he said. “I’m going to talk about life. Abortion isn’t going to be a word I’m going to use in any of my public discussion.”
Admittedly, during private audiences, Dwyer will discuss “the culture of death,” a phrase borrowed from a supporter on the issue. Dwyer said it makes sense society would be numb to “kill the unborn in the womb” when people are regularly exposed to modern music, news broadcasts and videos that appear to condone and glorify such activity.
Contact Kevin Spradlin at kspradlin@times-news.com.
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__________________________________________________________
2009-2010 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation:
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- MD, ND, SC
Updated February 10, 2009
In addition to the Maryland State Constitutional "Personhood" Amendment reported above, other states with active "Personhood" legislation to ban abortion include:
1) North Dakota (H.1572) - filed January 19, 2009, House Committee hearing scheduled February 10, 2009
www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-actions/ba1572.html
http://personhoodnorthdakota.com/
2) South Carolina - "Right to Life Act of SC" Personhood bill presently being circulated in SC House for co-sponsors
www.scstatehouse.gov/
http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/, "RTL Act of SC" page
http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/
God's requirement for Murder is JUSTICE, not Regulation !!!
__________________________________________________________
For those who understand that abortion could have been stopped at any time for the last 36 years, and can still be stopped at any time, almost immediately, simply by vesting legal "personhood" status at fertilization, without exceptions for ALL pre-birth human beings, these developments in MD, ND, and SC are good news. Establishing "personhood" at fertilization, with no exceptions, "collapses" the (so-called) legal argument for child-murder-by-abortion, according to the text of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision itself !
The "personhood" solution to ending abortion was actually spelled out right in the text of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision:
Columbia Christians for Life, Columbia, South Carolina
From: http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/, "RTL Act of SC" page:
Right to Life Act of SC - news conference and "Jesus Christ is Lord of the Gates" pro-life rally - Jan. 17, 2006
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/H3213-S111-1032.doc
In the very text of the Roe v. Wade US supreme Court decision it states, “[Texas] argue[s] that the fetus is a “person” within the language and meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment… If this suggestion of personhood is established, the [pro-abortion] case, of course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment.” In other words, there never would have been legalized abortion under Roe v. Wade. But tragically, Texas had an “exception” which undermined their entire “personhood” argument. Justice Harry Blackmun wrote:
“[ Footnote 54 ] When Texas urges that a fetus is entitled to Fourteenth Amendment protection as a person, it faces a dilemma. Neither in Texas nor in any other State are all abortions prohibited. Despite broad proscription, an exception always exists… But if the fetus is a person who is not to be deprived of life without due process of law, and if the mother's condition is the sole determinant, does not the Texas exception appear to be out of line with the Amendment's command? ...”
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=410&invol=113
_________________________________________________
2007-2008 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- AL, CO, GA, MT, SC, VA
Updated February 14, 2008
http://righttolifeactofsc.blogspot.com/2008/02/2007-2008-state-level-personhood-and.html
_________________________________________________
Personhood Amendment in Colorado (ballot initiative voted on November 4, 2008)
- Historic, first-time-ever, state-wide vote conducted on a "Personhood" Constitutional Amendment
www.coloradoforequalrights.com/
Colorado Personhood Amendment to State Constitution - results of November 4, 2008 ballot initiative
Amendment 48-Definition of Person Results
http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/amendment/2008/48-definition-of-person/
100% reporting ( 3215 precincts )
Ballot-Vote Vote percentage Vote count
No 73.2% (1,605,978)
Yes 26.7% (585,561)
__________________________________________________
For more information on the history of the Right to Life Act of SC and related information, including constitutional principles, and personhood legislation in other states, see, http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/, "RTL Act of SC" page and http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/
If you would like to work to have introduced in your state, either:
A) a Personhood bill introduced in your state legislature (such as in North Dakota or South Carolina), or
B) a Personhood constitutional amendment introduced in your state legislature (such as in Maryland), or
C) a ballot initiative personhood constitutional amendment process going, and would like some assistance, please call Columbia Christians for Life at 803-794-6273. CCL can help you directly with A) and B) and can put you in touch with those who can provide guidance and counsel with option C). State constitutional personhood amendments have been attempted in at least Michigan, Colorado, and Montana. One of the country's most experienced men in this area is Cal Zastrow.
The gates of hell shall NOT prevail against the church that Messiah is building (Matthew 16:18). However, HE desires to be glorified in and through and by His true church, made up of born-again, Bible-believers (not the Roman Catholic, Mormon, Jehovah Witness, or other institutions of false religion). God works a great deal through "means" - and that includes born-again, Bible-believing, Christians, empowered by the Holy Spirit, rightly representing our Lord and Saviour in spirit and in truth, and advancing Biblical answers, as we do !
"... I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18
Yeshua Messiah
Hallelu-Yah !
Steve Lefemine, pro-life missionary
dir., Columbia Christians for Life
PO Box 50358
Columbia, SC
(803) 794-6273
www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net
www.RighttoLifeActofSC.net
www.LefemineForLife.net
February 10, 2009
February 08, 2009
Interview (audio) broadcast 2/8/09 w/ Steve Lefemine, Columbia Christians for Life, by Gregg Jackson
Truth & Hope with Gregg Jackson Radio Archives
2009
02-8-09
[ first of two interviews; second interview broadcast 02-22-09 ]
Segment 1 (approx. half hour)
Gregg speaks with pro-life activist and missionary and
director of Columbia Christians for Life Steve Lefemine.
www.greggjackson.com/audios/audios.html
- compromise of Republican, USTP/CP parties (correction: Nashville CP meeting was in 2004)
- shedding of innocent blood, corporate bloodguilt (2 Kings 24:1-4, Psalm 106:37-44)
- need for repentance by Christians
- Personhood bills in Congress
- Art. III., Sec. 2. removal of jurisdiction from the U.S. Supreme Court by Congress
- REPENTANCE by the church in America - teaching/preaching on bloodguilt
Broadcast Sunday, February 8, 2009 on KDAR, 98.3 FM, (www.KDAR.com), The Christian Station, Los Angeles, CA
2009
02-8-09
[ first of two interviews; second interview broadcast 02-22-09 ]
Segment 1 (approx. half hour)
Gregg speaks with pro-life activist and missionary and
director of Columbia Christians for Life Steve Lefemine.
www.greggjackson.com/audios/audios.html
- compromise of Republican, USTP/CP parties (correction: Nashville CP meeting was in 2004)
- shedding of innocent blood, corporate bloodguilt (2 Kings 24:1-4, Psalm 106:37-44)
- need for repentance by Christians
- Personhood bills in Congress
- Art. III., Sec. 2. removal of jurisdiction from the U.S. Supreme Court by Congress
- REPENTANCE by the church in America - teaching/preaching on bloodguilt
Broadcast Sunday, February 8, 2009 on KDAR, 98.3 FM, (www.KDAR.com), The Christian Station, Los Angeles, CA
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