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MISSISSIPPI TO DECIDE ON ABORTION RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE ELSE
November 8 2011
Jackson, MS – In most states throughout the Union the issue of abortion rights aren’t really much of an issue at all. The majority of states have enforced very liberal rules on abortions for decades, leaving generations of people normalized to the procedure. True, there are some small groups of opponents but often those people are dismissed as radicals or loons.
In some states, though, the issue is actually still a very potent one. Not normalized one bit, some states still deal with abortion as a potent social and political issue. One of those states is Mississippi which on Tuesday will vote on a controversial amendment to the state constitution which would define a fertilized egg as a person. Supporters hope, believe, that if the amendment passes it would give strength to future votes in other states and ultimately overturn Roe V Wade, outlawing abortion across the country.
That is, of course, assuming anyone outside the state actually notices that a ruling has taken place or that other states will actually take any ruling by Mississippi seriously.
“Mississippi is one step in a lengthy process. We're looking at a coordinated effort from many states in order to see real change in the United States,” said Jennifer Mason of Personhood USA, the group behind the bill.
Other states considering similar bills include Florida, Ohio, and Colorado.
No one has even been willing to hazard a guess as to what Mississippi will do and thus haven’t been watching very carefully.
“Frankly, I’m opposed to it. It is an incredibly restrictive idea that limits the rights of women and potentially endangers the health of individuals. Doctors need to be able to make qualitative health decisions for their patients and this will restrict that, indisputably,” said a Florida lawmaker in the state on vacation. “Mississippi may in fact pass this bill but that doesn’t mean anything for any other state. Locking in the vote here does not guarantee anything anywhere else. In fact, it could hurt the effort. I mean I know we don’t want to follow Mississippi’s lead in anything really.”
Advocates felt that the state would have been the easiest in which to pass the bill. It’s believed likely that the bill itself violates federal law and would never be implemented no matter how many votes it gets.
“I doubt very much that this vote, no matter which way it goes, is going to mean much of anything aside from giving the people behind it some experience which could then be used for future efforts. I mean they aren’t trying to pass it in Oregon or Rhode Island or anything which shows they are serious, but still, no one is going to listen to Mississippi anytime soon,” said Scrape TV American analyst Dave Davidson. “Maybe West Virginia will listen, maybe, but I don’t even know if they have any hospitals in that state so it might not matter anyway. It’s a good effort and all, but ultimately kind of meaningless I think. Hopefully though the bill, if it passes, applies to everyone in the same way. They don’t want that trouble again.”
Members of the KKK came to support the bill in the state capital or something.
Mike Michaels, American Correspondent
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