From an Oct. 31 opinion piece in The New York Times, written by I. Glenn Cohen and Jonathan F. Will (click here to read the full commentary):
'On Nov. 8, Mississippi voters will be asked to decide on a proposed amendment to the state constitution, which would define as a person 'every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the functional equivalent thereof.'
'Most of the debate on this proposal has fallen on traditional lines. In our charged political climate, that is understandable, but it is also profoundly misleading. Whether one supports abortion rights or not, there are serious issues with this amendment — not because of the principles it seeks to represent, but because, as a legal matter, it is profoundly ambiguous....
'Mississippi voters, whatever their views on abortion, deserve an amendment that is clear on its face. This is not such an amendment.'
I asked two pro-life leaders (via email), American Life League's Judie Brown and Priests for Life's Father Frank Pavone, to comment on the aforementioned opinion piece.
Read the responses here: http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/111104
