October 22, 2009

Nevada Personhood Constitutional Amendment ballot initiative filed with Secretary of State

Nevada is now one of 12 States with active Personhood Legislation efforts underway.
Proposed initiative filed with the Nevada Secretary of State's Office, October 21, 2009

Alabama - Personhood Bill
California - Personhood Constitutional Amendment Ballot Initiative
Colorado - Personhood Constitutional Amendment Ballot Initiative
Florida - Personhood Constitutional Amendment Ballot Initiative
Georgia - Personhood Constitutional Amendment filed in Legislature
Maryland - Personhood Constitutional Amendment filed in Legislature
Michigan - Personhood Constitutional Amendment filed in Legislature
Mississippi - Personhood Constitutional Amendment Ballot Initiative
Missouri - Personhood Constitutional Amendment Ballot Initiative
Montana - Personhood Constitutional Amendment Ballot Initiative
Nevada - Personhood Constitutional Amendment Ballot Initiative
South Carolina - Personhood Bills (2)

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Twelve States have active Personhood Legislation efforts underway:

1) Two States have active Personhood Bills filed in their Legislatures (AL and SC).
[ Virginia also has a principled "right to life" bill filed ]

2) Three States have active Personhood Constitutional Amendments filed in their Legislatures (GA, MD, MI)

3) Seven States have active Personhood Constitutional Amendments ballot initiatives / petition drives underway (CA, CO, FL, MS, MO, MT, NV)


In addition, two States, North Dakota and Montana, made history earlier in the 2009 legislative session by becoming the first States to pass intact Personhood legislation in one of the chambers of their Legislatures, before failing in the other chamber. The North Dakota House passed a Personhood Bill on February 17, 2009, and the Montana Senate passed a Personhood Constitutional Amendment on February 26, 2009. (Personhood legislation (Bill) passed in the South Carolina House in 2005 was fatally flawed when a rape exception amendment was added on the SC House floor):

North Dakota Personhood Bill Passes, First In US History - Press Release
February 17, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-02-18-PERS-ND-passHouse.doc


Montana Personhood Constitutional Amendment Passes Senate, First In US History - Press Release (E-mail)
February 26, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-02-27-PERS-MONT-passSenate-e-mail.doc


North Dakota Senate defeats 'personhood' bill
North Dakota Roman Catholic Bishops help defeat bill

April 3, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-04-03-ND-Senate-ND-RC-Bishops-defeat-personhood-bill.doc


'South Carolina House Passes Personhood Bill' (with fatal flaw) - April 14, 2005
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/H3213-311.doc

Personhood Bill Passes in South Carolina House
www.covenantnews.com/newswire/archives/011416.html
April 14, 2005


Steve Lefemine
Columbia Christians for Life
October 22, 2009

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PersonhoodUSA.com
Nevada Coalition Introduces Historic Campaign To Affirm All Humans Are Persons
www.personhoodusa.com/content/nevada-coalition-introduces-historic-campaign-affirm-all-humans-are-persons
10/22/2009
[excerpts, emphasis added]

Carson City NV. October 22/ Personhood Nevada is pleased to announce yesterday's filing of a citizen-led initiative to amend the Constitution of the State of Nevada, the proposed Amendment reading as follows:

“In the great state of Nevada, the term 'person' applies to every human being.

Article I Section 8 of the Nevada constitution states, ‘No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.’”

continued...

The amendment applies the term “person” to every human being in a straightforward manner understandable by all, including children. Scientifically, the term 'human being' includes everyone possessing a human genome specific for an individual member of the human species, from the beginning of his or her biological development, without discrimination as to age, health, reproduction method, function, physical or mental dependency, or cognitive ability.

continued...

As a citizen-led initiative, approximately 97,000 signatures are necessary for the proposed amendment to be placed on the 2010 statewide ballot.

For Interviews Contact: Richard Ziser 702-221-1613 rziser@earthlink.net

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San Jose Mercury News, California
Group proposes abortion ban amendment in NV
www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_13612285?nclick_check=1&forced=true#

The Associated Press
Posted: 10/21/2009 05:40:17 PM PDT
Updated: 10/21/2009 05:40:18 PM PDT

CARSON CITY, Nev. ­ A proposed initiative that seeks to ban abortions in Nevada has been filed with the secretary of state's office.

A group called Personhood Nevada, led by Richard Ziser, filed the initiative paperwork on Wednesday.

The initiative would amend Nevada's constitution to extend due process rights to "everyone possessing a human genome."

Ziser, who led the successful gay marriage ban in Nevada earlier this decade, could not be reached for immediate comment.

Backers would need to gather 97,002 signatures to qualify for the 2010 general election ballot.

Similar petition drives are being organized in other states around the country.

Copyright © 2009 - San Jose Mercury News
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STATE-LEVEL PERSONHOOD BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS:

2009-2010 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation:
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- ALA, GA, MD, MISS, MONT, ND, SC, VA
May 25, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-05-25-2009-2010-State-Level-Personhood-and-other-selected-Legislation.doc


CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA HUMAN RIGHTS AMENDMENT
http://californiahumanrightsamendment.com/


COLORADO
2010 COLORADO PERSONHOOD AMENDMENT
http://personhoodcolorado.com/


FLORIDA
FLORIDA LAUNCHES PERSONHOOD AMENDMENT
September 11, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-09-10-FLORIDA-LAUNCHES-PERSONHOOD-AMENDMENT.doc
http://personhoodflorida.com/


GEORGIA
GEORGIA HUMAN LIFE AMENDMENT
http://personhood.net/
http://personhood.net/default.htm
www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/sum/hr5.htm


MARYLAND
Maryland Delegate proposes Personhood Amendment for state Constitution
Cumberland Times-News, January 30, 2009, " Lawmaker wants to open public debate on 'the glory of life' "
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-01-30-Maryland-personhood-amend.doc


MARYLAND
MARYLAND PERSONHOOD AMENDMENT (2009)
http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/hb0925.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/bills/hb/hb0925f.pdf


MICHIGAN
Democrat-Led Personhood Constitutional Amendment Introduced In Michigan Legislature
October 14, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-10-21-PERS-MICH-Const-Amend-intro-Oct-14.doc


MISSISSIPPI
2011 MISSISSIPPI PERSONHOOD AMENDMENT
http://personhoodmississippi.com/


MISSOURI
PERSONHOOD MISSOURI CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
http://personhoodmissouri.com/


MONTANA
MONTANA PERSONHOOD CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
http://montanaprolifecoalition.org/
http://montanaprolifecoalition.org/brochure.htm


SOUTH CAROLINA (House)
RIGHT TO LIFE ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA PERSONHOOD BILL INTRODUCED - Press Release
FILED WITH TOTAL 45 SC HOUSE SPONSORS
February 12, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-02-16-RTLActofSC-intro-corr.doc


SOUTH CAROLINA (Senate)
SOUTH CAROLINA "PERSONHOOD" COMPANION BILL INTRODUCED IN SC SENATE - Press Release
FILED WITH TOTAL 10 SC SENATE SPONSORS
February 18, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-02-19-SC-PERSONHOOD-Senate-Companion-Bill-INTRO-02-18-PR.doc


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"... I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18
Yeshua Messiah (Jesus Christ)


Hallelu-Yah !

Steve Lefemine, pro-life missionary
dir., Columbia Christians for Life
PO Box 50358
Columbia, SC 29250
(803) 794-6273
CCL@ChristianLifeandLiberty.net
http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/ , Home page, and "RTL Act of SC" page
http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/
http://www.lefemineforlife.net/
October 22, 2009

October 21, 2009

Democrat-Led Personhood Constitutional Amendment Introduced In Michigan Legislature

House Joint Resolution II (2009)
http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2009-HJR-II
Civil rights; equal protection; right to life; establish and clarify. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 28 to art. I.
Introduced in Michigan House of Representatives, October 14, 2009

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION II (Text)
www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/jointresolutionintroduced/House/htm/2009-HIJR-II.htm

Personhood USA Press Release below, "Democrat-Led Personhood Amendment Introduced In Michigan Legislature,"
dated October 17, 2009, available at:
www.personhoodusa.com/content/immediate-release-democrat-led-personhood-amendment-introduced-michigan-legislature


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For Immediate Release: Democrat-Led Personhood
Amendment Introduced In Michigan Legislature


Submitted by jsutherland on Sat, 10/17/2009 - 17:46

Lansing, MI - October 17, 2009

Michigan has joined with dozens of other States that are seeking affirmation of personhood rights for all humans.

Rep. Jim Slezack (Democrat) is the the lead sponsor of the amendment, and is cosponsored by Paul Scott, Tim Moore, Richard LeBlanc, James Bolger, Kevin Green, Rick Jones, Pete Lund, Matt Lori, John Walsh, Kenneth Kurtz, Tom McMillin, Robert Dean, Bob Genetski, Wayne Schmidt, Joe Haveman, Kevin Daley, Marty Knollenberg, Eileen Kowall, Goeff Hansen, Dudley Spade, Joel Sheltrown, and Jeff Mayes.


The Michigan Personhood Amendment states:

SEC. 28. (1) EVERY HUMAN PERSON HAS A RIGHT TO LIFE, WHICH IS THE PARAMOUNT AND MOST FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT GUARANTEED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE.

(2) WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNDAMENTAL AND INALIENABLE RIGHT TO LIFE, THE WORD "PERSON"
APPLIES TO ALL HUMAN BEINGS, IRRESPECTIVE OF AGE, RACE, GENDER, HEALTH, FUNCTION, CONDITION
OF DEPENDENCY, INCLUDING PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DEPENDENCY, OR METHOD OF REPRODUCTION,
FROM THE BEGINNING OF THEIR BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING FERTILIZATION.


“It is tremendous that for the first time in Michigan Legislature history, an Amendment has been introduced to protect ALL humans no matter how small, by love and by law,” commented Cal Zastrow, Co-founder of Personhood USA.


For Interviews Please contact:

Rep. Jim Slezak

517-373-3906

JimSlezak@house.mi.gov



Rep. Paul Scott

517-373-1780

paulscott@house.mi.gov



Or Cal Zastrow, Director/ Co-Founder Michigan Citizens for Life

989-859-4482

Cal@personhoodusa.com

http://www.personhoodusa.com/


What is Personhood USA?
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. When the term “Person” is granted to a human being, it refers to the presence of a particular set of characteristics that grant that individual certain rights such as the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In other words, to be a person is to be protected by a series of God given and constitutionally protected rights. This terrifies the pro-abortion foes!!!
Click here to learn more.

PO Box 486, Arvada, Colorado 80001
©copyright 2008 Personhood USA
202-595-3500

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Personhood USA Press Release above, "Democrat-Led Personhood Amendment Introduced In Michigan Legislature," dated October 17, 2009, being forwarded by Columbia Christians for Life, PO Box 50358, Columbia, SC 29250 / (803) 794-6273

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.


CCL Note: Personhood USA has been very successful in expanding the Personhood vision in the United States, resulting in the launching of several new efforts in multiple states to ESTABLISH JUSTICE for pre-birth human beings, by vesting legal Personhood, at fertilization, with no exceptions. Because of the leadership and direct efforts of Personhood USA, Personhood efforts have grown and multiplied, helping to grow the goal of establishing Personhood for pre-birth human beings into a national effort, along with the efforts of others.

Unfortunately, Personhood USA is also one of many ecumenical pro-life organizations, despite the admonition of Scripture in 2 Cor. 6:14-18 to not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. Rome's ongoing strategy of promoting Ecumenism is one major reason for the repeated, documented opposition of US Catholic Bishops (who are accountable to the Vatican's Pope) to passing state-level PERSONHOOD legislation to END "abortion" (i.e., child-murder), in direct opposition to the efforts of Personhood USA and others who are working to establish unborn Personhood.

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STATE-LEVEL PERSONHOOD BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS:

2009-2010 State-Level Personhood (and other selected) Legislation:
- Including State-Level Personhood Bills and Constitutional Amendments
- ALA, GA, MD, MISS, MONT, ND, SC, VA
May 25, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-05-25-2009-2010-State-Level-Personhood-and-other-selected-Legislation.doc


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)


North Dakota Personhood Bill Passes, First In US History - Press Release (E-mail)
February 17, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-02-24-PERS-ND-passHouse-e-mail.doc


Montana Personhood Constitutional Amendment Passes Senate, First In US History - Press Release (E-mail)
February 26, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-02-27-PERS-MONT-passSenate-e-mail.doc


North Dakota Senate defeats 'personhood' bill
North Dakota Roman Catholic Bishops help defeat bill

April 3, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-04-03-ND-Senate-ND-RC-Bishops-defeat-personhood-bill.doc

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MARYLAND
Maryland Delegate proposes Personhood Amendment for state Constitution
Cumberland Times-News, January 30, 2009, " Lawmaker wants to open public debate on 'the glory of life' "
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-01-30-Maryland-personhood-amend.doc


MARYLAND
MARYLAND PERSONHOOD AMENDMENT (2009)
http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/hb0925.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/bills/hb/hb0925f.pdf


SOUTH CAROLINA (House)
RIGHT TO LIFE ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA PERSONHOOD BILL INTRODUCED - Press Release
FILED WITH TOTAL 45 SC HOUSE SPONSORS
February 12, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-02-16-RTLActofSC-intro-corr.doc
SOUTH CAROLINA (Senate)
SOUTH CAROLINA "PERSONHOOD" COMPANION BILL INTRODUCED IN SC SENATE - Press Release
FILED WITH TOTAL 10 SC SENATE SPONSORS
February 18, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-02-19-SC-PERSONHOOD-Senate-Companion-Bill-INTRO-02-18-PR.doc


FLORIDA
FLORIDA LAUNCHES PERSONHOOD AMENDMENT
September 11, 2009
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/2009-09-10-FLORIDA-LAUNCHES-PERSONHOOD-AMENDMENT.doc
http://personhoodflorida.com/


CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA HUMAN RIGHTS AMENDMENT
http://californiahumanrightsamendment.com/


COLORADO
2010 COLORADO PERSONHOOD AMENDMENT
http://personhoodcolorado.com/


GEORGIA
GEORGIA HUMAN LIFE AMENDMENT (2007-ongoing)
http://personhood.net/default.htm


MISSISSIPPI
2011 MISSISSIPPI PERSONHOOD AMENDMENT
http://personhoodmississippi.com/


MISSOURI
PERSONHOOD MISSOURI CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
http://personhoodmissouri.com/


MONTANA
MONTANA PERSONHOOD CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
http://montanaprolifecoalition.org/
http://montanaprolifecoalition.org/brochure.htm

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"... I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18
Yeshua Messiah (Jesus Christ)



Hallelu-Yah !

Steve Lefemine, pro-life missionary
dir., Columbia Christians for Life
PO Box 50358
Columbia, SC 29250
(803) 794-6273
http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/
http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/
http://www.lefemineforlife.net/
October 21, 2009

October 01, 2009

Florida Roman Catholic Bishops now ALSO Oppose Personhood Constitutional Amendment to END Child-Murder-by-Abortion

- Roman Catholic Bishops in MICHIGAN (2006), GEORGIA (2008), COLORADO (2008 & 2009), MONTANA (2008), and NORTH DAKOTA (2009) have also opposed Personhood legislation in their States

PLEASE PUBLICIZE WIDELY - THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS IN MULTIPLE STATES HAVE REPEATEDLY UNDERMINED PERSONHOOD EFFORTS TO END ABORTION IN THEIR STATES BY RECOGNIZING THE PERSONHOOD OF THE UNBORN, AT FERTILIZATION, WITH NO EXCEPTIONS.

TOGETHER WITH THE ANTI-PERSONHOOD EFFORTS OF BOTH NATIONAL RIGHT TO "LIFE" [sic] and AMERICANS UNITED FOR "LIFE" [sic], WHO HAVE ALSO BOTH OPPOSED PERSONHOOD LEGISLATION TO END ABORTION IN THE STATES, THE INESCAPABLE EFFECT OF THE ANTI-LIFE EFFORTS OF ALL THREE: i.e., 1) THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS, 2) NATIONAL RIGHT TO "LIFE" [sic], and 3) AMERICANS UNITED FOR "LIFE" [sic], HAS BEEN TO DELAY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JUSTICE FOR PRE-BIRTH HUMAN BEINGS, AND THEREFORE TO PROLONG THE ABORTION HOLOCAUST IN AMERICA.



Steve Lefemine
Columbia Christians for Life
Columbia, South Carolina
October 1, 2009

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Florida Bishops Oppose Personhood Amendment
www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/sep/09092913.html

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