Mississippi “Personhood” Amendment Vote Fails
November 10, 2011
A constitutional amendment that would have defined a fertilized egg as a person failed on the ballot in Mississippi on Tuesday. Mississippi would have become the first state to define a fertilized egg as a person, a measure which was aimed at outlawing abortion in the state but, opponents contended, would have led to all kinds of unintended consequences…
Heather Croteau
Heather is a writer, editor, Nutella connoisseur and Seattle transplant by way of Great Britain and Orlando. Follow her on Twitter @hdcroteau.
