Posts Tagged Personhood Florida

Virginia groups mobilize against abortion bills

By Virginia Chamlee | 02.23.12 | 1:45 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Two bills — a “fetal personhood” measure that would define life as beginning at the moment of conception and one that would force women seeking an abortion to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound — have many Virginia voters up in arms, worried that their health is being “attacked.”

Virginia House passes ‘fetal personhood’ legislation

By Virginia Chamlee | 02.15.12 | 12:00 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A bill written to outlaw abortion by granting legal rights to fertilized eggs passed the Virginia House yesterday, a move that is sure  to lend confidence to “fetal personhood” groups across the country — including Florida’s. More…

Presidential candidates attack abortion, Planned Parenthood at Personhood USA forum

By Virginia Chamlee | 01.19.12 | 12:55 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The anti-abortion group Personhood USA hosted a presidential candidate forum Wednesday night in Greenville, S.C., to discuss the legality of abortion, defunding Planned Parenthood and passing legislation to define human life as beginning at the moment of conception. More…

Santorum’s Florida team includes Personhood leader, Buchanan associate

By Virginia Chamlee | 01.13.12 | 2:56 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Presidential candidate Rick Santorum has unveiled his Florida leadership team, which includes some familiar names: the head of Personhood Florida and a former associate of Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota. More…

Family Research Council backs ‘personhood’ amendment in Florida

By Virginia Chamlee | 01.11.12 | 12:48 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Personhood Florida received a major endorsement this week from the Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins. The announcement is significant for the Florida affiliate of Personhood USA, which wants to place a “fetal personhood” amendment on the Sunshine State’s 2014 ballot. More…

Abortion foes to try to pass ‘personhood’ bill through Mississippi Legislature after failure in ballot box

By Virginia Chamlee | 01.05.12 | 10:33 am | More from The Florida Independent

Though voters soundly rejected a state “fetal personhood” measure that appeared on Mississippi’s November 2011 ballot, reps for Personhood USA say they still have hope — in the state’s legislature. More…

Personhood Florida launches new petition

By Virginia Chamlee | 12.07.11 | 8:50 am | More from The Florida Independent

A group that wants Florida to define life as beginning at the moment of conception has officially launched its “personhood petition.”
According to the new post on Personhood Florida’s website, the new Florida ProLife Personhood Amendment is based on language endorsed by the Family Research Council and the American Family More…

Gingrich clarifies stance on abortion, believes life begins at implantation, not fertilization

By Virginia Chamlee | 12.05.11 | 2:01 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Would-be Republican presidential nominee Newt Gingrich has come under fire for floating the idea of a national “fetal personhood” measure More… similar to the one recently defeated in Mississippi.