Mississippi Personhood Amendment Defeated

Mississippi's proposed Personhood Amendment failed at the polls yesterday. According to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger, with 96% of the polls reporting, 58% voted against and 42% voted in favor of the proposal.  CBS News says that concern over the amendment's effect on fertility treatments was a major factor in its defeat. The proposed amendment defined a "person" as "every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the functional equivalent thereof." (See prior related posting.)