Thursday, October 6, 2011

The Personhood Amendment: Important Resources for Fighting Back

So, I've been pretty busy this week, changing up my work schedule and having to drive to Meridian tomorrow, so in the meantime I just wanted to provide y'all with articles and resources for the fight against the personhood amendment. Some you may have already seen, some maybe not, but all are worth checking out.

Also, if you're in the Oxford area, there is a fundraiser at Two Stick for Parents Against 26 and Mississippians for Healthy Families, with music and a raffle. Come show your support for MS families and vote no!

Facebook Groups (that I'm aware of) Against Personhood:
Mississippians Against Personhood Amendment
Vote No on Mississippi Amendment 26!
Ole Miss Rebels Against 26

Organizations Against Personhood:
Parents Against MS 26 (and here is their Facebook page)
Mississippians For Healthy Families (and Facebook) (and follow on Twitter @MS4HealthyFams)
National Advocates for Pregnant Women
The National Fertility Association's site for the personhood amendment
The MS Chapter of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecologists (this is a letter to all MS members for the Executive Committee)

Well-written Articles Against Personhood:
Life and Law: The Commitment to Pre-Embryonic Personhood by Jonathan Will, Mississippi College professor of law, The Mississippi Business Journal
Don't Make Your Morals Our Laws by Martha Simmons, The Clarion-Ledger
Ban Birth Control? They Wouldn't Dare by Katha Pollit, The Nation
The Facts About Amendment 26 by Lexi Thoman, The Daily Mississippian
A Letter from the MSMA President by Thomas E. Joiner, M.D., president of the Mississippi State Medical Association
Pregnant Women who lose babies face murder charges by Ed Pilkington, The Guardian
MS Representative John Mayo's statement against personhood

Blogs Against 26 (there would be some overlap, since Parents against 26 has a blog but is also an established organization, so this is really just blogs that are discussing MS personhood on a regular-ish basis, and may be added to as I find more):
Deep-Fried Freethinkers

To Know What We're Up Against:
The actual personhood initiative
Freda Bush's pro 26 article in The Clarion-Ledger
Personhood USA's website

These are just the ones I've taken the time to bookmark; I know I've seen and read more. Feel free to provide more links to sites, articles and blogs in the comments.




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