The first paragrapoh of your news story re Amendment 48 states that fertilized eggs won't be given the same rights as human beings--this implies that there are two distinct categories--fertilized eggs and human beings. But there are not two categories since fertilized eggs are a subcategory of human beings just as are zygotes, embryos, fetuses, infants, toddlers, children, adolescents, and adults are. The Colorado Supreme Court, prior to the legalization of abortion in 1967, said that a child includes the unborn from the moment of conception. Amendment 48 merely wanted to return to that protection. Amendment 48 said nothing about unborn children having to have passport, get drivers' licenses, being able to vote, and the myriad of other "issues" of like kind that opponents threw up to muddy the waters.
'Personhood' amendment defeated in a landslide
The first paragrapoh of your news story re Amendment 48 states that fertilized eggs won't be given the same rights as human beings--this implies that there are two distinct categories--fertilized eggs and human beings. But there are not two categories since fertilized eggs are a subcategory of human beings just as are zygotes, embryos, fetuses, infants, toddlers, children, adolescents, and adults are. The Colorado Supreme Court, prior to the legalization of abortion in 1967, said that a child includes the unborn from the moment of conception. Amendment 48 merely wanted to return to that protection. Amendment 48 said nothing about unborn children having to have passport, get drivers' licenses, being able to vote, and the myriad of other "issues" of like kind that opponents threw up to muddy the waters.
November 5, 2008 at 1:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )