Huckabee Endorses Colo. Proposal That Would Define Fertilized Embryo As Person, Provide It Constitutional Rights
Presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Monday endorsed a Colorado ballot proposal that would define a fertilized embryo as a person and spread abroad to it rights and protections under the state constitution, the Denver Post reports.
Huckabee in a statement aforesaid, “With this amendment, Colorado has an opportunity to send a unimpeded message that every human the breath of one’s nostrils has value.” He added, “Passing this amendment exercise volition mean the people of Colorado will protect the sacredness of life from conception until natural death occurs” (Draper, Denver Post, 2/25).
The proposed November 2008 ballot initiative would amend the state constitution to define “any human being from the moment of fertilization” as a “person” for purposes of the state’s constitutional provisions “respecting to inalienable rights, equality of justice, and befitting process of law.” The group Colorado in favor of Equal Rights, which is advocating for the proposal, be required to collect more than 76,000 signatures to induce the measure attached the statewide ballot (Daily Women’s Health Policy Report, 8/8/07).
Opponents of the amendment said it would have “sweeping consequences” not singly by reason of women seeking abortions, but too for women using hormone-based contraception and couples using in vitro fertilization. The proposal is opposed by Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains and NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado (Denver Post, 2/25). Kristi Burton of Colorado for Equal Rights said Huckabee’s endorsement is “an amazing boost” to the group’s petition-gathering efforts (AP/Fox 21, 2/25).
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