PC Las Vegas School Denies Pro-life Student Club

Lawyers representing Angelique Clark, a sophomore at West Career and Technical Academy, are demanding that the Clark County (Nevada) School District approve her request to form a local chapter of Students For Life America.  School Vice Principal Allan Yee said the club would reflect poorly on the school in local media and that students are unqualified to speak on abortion issues.

UPDATE 10/17/15: Kentucky School Censors Pro-life Students, Lawsuit Claims

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

North Dakota Schools Backtrack on Pro-life Club Bans

Iowa School Censors Pro-life Girl's Rights, Lawyer Says

Connecticut School Censors 'Controversial' Pro-life Kids

Virginia School Slow-walks Pro-life Club Approval

New Jersey School Censors Student Expressing Pro-life View

Washington School OKs Gay Message, but Censors Pro-life Students

Also read North Las Vegas Teacher Bans Student's Christianity

-- From "Sophomore Says High School Denied her Anti-abortion Club" by Kimberly Pierceall, Associated Press 5/22/15

The nonprofit Thomas More Society legal group said in a letter . . . [that] Clark applied to start a Students for Life club on campus but was told by the vice principal that the topic was controversial, would attract negative media attention and the club's intent wasn't inclusive enough.

The Thomas More Society said in its letter that the school has a Bible club and gay-straight alliance club on campus.

The Clark County School District said in a statement it's reviewing the facts and hadn't made a final decision.

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From "Law firm claims West Tech sophomore denied right to start pro-life club" by Ricardo Torres, Las Vegas Review-Journal 5/22/15

Clark said in a news release she didn’t hear back from school officials until two months later when a vice principal said her application had been denied.

Vice Principal Allan Yee told her the topic was “controversial,” pro-choice supporters would feel left out and “there were others ‘more qualified’ to speak on the issue than a high school sophomore.”

The demand letter was addressed to high school Principal Amy Dockter-Rozar and Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky. It alleges Clark’s First Amendment rights and the federal Equal Access Act of 1984, which affects extracurricular clubs, were violated.

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From "CCSD, group differ about whether student had support of adviser for anti-abortion club" by Ian Whitaker, Las Vegas Sun 5/22/15

After lawyers demanded Thursday that West Career and Technical Academy reverse its decision to prevent sophomore Angelique Clark from starting an anti-abortion student club, district officials released a statement saying the club did not have a faculty adviser willing to sponsor the club. In CCSD schools, student clubs need a teacher to serve as an adviser before they are allowed to operate.

A document released by Students for Life of America, the national group that has taken up Clark's cause, appears to show Angelique had a teacher on board. Signatures on her application form dated Dec. 17, 2014, show that science teacher Sandy Roden had volunteered to be the adviser.

The letter written by lawyers from the nonprofit Thomas More Society gave the district until June 1 to respond. The lawyers haven't said whether they will pursue legal action if the district does not reverse the school's decision.

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Nevada Teacher Bans Student's Christianity: Lawyer

Representing parents Tim and Kate Frasier, Liberty Institute has given Academica Nevada, manager of the Somerset Academy charter school in North Las Vegas, ten days to apologize for the unconstitutional actions of Miss Jardine, a teacher at Somerset's Losee campus, barring their sixth-grade daughter from quoting a Bible verse in an assignment.

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

California School Bans Books by Christian Authors

'God Bless America' Banned from Florida School

Texas Teacher Confiscates Bible from Second-grader

Student Suspended for Jesus Talk Sues Washington School

Colorado School Bans Jesus Talk During Free Time

Teacher Bans Free Time Bible Reading in Missouri

Florida Teacher Bans Bible in Free Time, Parents Sue

Florida Kindergartner Forbidden to Bow Head Over Lunch

Satanic Book Distribution in Florida Schools

ACLU Demands Bibles Off Kentucky School Grounds

Atheists: Ban Christians from Schools in Michigan, West Virginia, Oklahoma, California, Florida, Ohio, etc.

Also read myriad examples of public schools discriminating against pro-life Christian students.

In contrast, read myriad examples of public schools celebrating Islam.

-- From "Parents say teacher barred Bible verse use in homework" by Kimberly Pierceall, Associated Press 5/20/15

The Fraisers said their daughter Mackenzie was told she couldn't use the Bible verse John 3:16 for a technology class assignment called "All About Me" that involved creating a PowerPoint presentation and including an inspirational saying on a slide.

[Assistant Principal Jenyan] Martinez said based on [U.S. Department of Education] directives, a student's right to free religious expression didn't include "the right to have a captive audience listen or compel other students to participate."

Jeremy Dys, senior counsel with the Liberty Institute, disagreed, citing the federal agency's guidelines on religious expression in class assignments that say students are free to express their beliefs "in homework, artwork, and other written and oral assignments free from discrimination."

A statement sent by the [school's] legal manager Colin Bringhurst said Somerset Academy would investigate the circumstances of the complaint and respond to Liberty Institute's letter once the investigation was complete. The letter demands an apology within 10 days.

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From "Teacher bans Bible verse from sixth grader's school assignment" by Kathy Damrill, Assistant News Director, KOKH-TV25 (Oklahoma City, OK) 5/22/15

The little girl is proud of her Christian faith and her father, Tim Frasier, is a pastor at Grace Point Church, a nondenominational Christian Church.  She says it made sense to her to include a quote about God's love for the world in a presentation about herself.

Fraiser said he was shocked when his daughter told him she shouldn't because she's not allowed to talk about God at school. He emailed the school to find out why his daughter was instructed she wasn't allowed to use “Biblical sayings” in assignments.

“Can you please explain if this is true? Perhaps, she misunderstood you? Since I am certain you understand that this clearly infringes on my daughters/your students right to freedom of speech, I want to make sure we understand your instructions,” he wrote on April 29.

Two days later he received a response from Assistant Principal Jenyan Martinez.

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From "Bible verse in charter school sixth-grader’s assignment stirs controversy" by Wesley Juhl, Las Vegas Review-Journal 5/21/15

The North Las Vegas family is demanding an apology from the school and said they will seek legal relief if they don’t get it.

Dys said the U.S. Department of Education and the Supreme Court have both been clear about the law, and Somerset’s administration got it wrong.

Federal education guidelines say students may express their beliefs about religion in homework, artwork and other written and oral assignments free from discrimination.

What Somerset did violated Mackenzie’s constitutional rights, the lawyer alleged.

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Click headlines below to read previous articles:

Gay Teachers Indoctrinate 8-year-olds in North Carolina

Abstinence Education Illegal in California, Judge Rules

Public Boarding Schools Proposed by Obama Administration

Calif. Warns Porn Makers of Gay HIV Transmission

The California Department of Public Health has issued an alert to the pornography industry that on-set homosexual anal sex has infected a man with HIV during filming in Nevada -- a state that does not require condoms for porn actors.

For background, read why pornography filming permits have plummeted in Los Angeles County:  Too much health-safety regulation as LA Voters Favor On-set Inspection of Porn Shootings

UPDATE 2/15/16: Failed HIV Test on Gay Porn Star Causes Multiple Infections

Also read Drama-teaching Gay Sex Offenders: California Trend

In addition, read The Only 'Safe Gays' are Celibate Gays, Says President Obama's FDA

-- From "Porn actor sparks Calif. health alert by apparently transmitting HIV during filming" by The Associated Press 12/29/14

One actor from the second shoot has since tested positive for HIV. According to the health department, lab results indicate the first actor who tested positive "probably transmitted" HIV to the second.

A health department official declined to release any information regarding when the transmission had taken place or which company it involved, citing privacy restrictions, but said the apparent transmission occurred in Nevada.

Several porn companies have moved shoots out of the county over the last two years in response to the ordinance [requiring condoms]. The number of porn filmmakers applying for permits in LA County has declined sharply, from 485 in 2012 to 40 in 2013.

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From "California Says Porn Actor Infected on Adult Film Set" posted at Business Wire 12/29/14

. . . The case involves a male performer who was filmed performing with other male performers. The newly infected individual initially tested HIV-negative in California after what was on–set exposure out of state (shooting films without condoms or protective barriers); however, two weeks later, the individual in question then tested HIV-positive. . . .

Since 2004 there have been numerous other cases of performers testing HIV-positive while working in California’s porn industry, including cases in 2010 (Derrick Burts) and 2013 (Cameron Bay and Rod Daily). However, despite the largest-ever OSHA fines levied against the adult film industry in the Cameron Bay case, porn producers continue the spin that these individuals did not contract HIV on set in the industry, but in their personal lives.

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From "Condom free speech argument fails to stand up in court" by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles for The UK Guardian 12/16/14

The [Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals] ruled on Monday that an LA county ordinance mandating condoms in films did not violate the adult entertainment industry’s first amendment rights.

Vivid Entertainment, Califa Productions and other producers had argued that the 2012 ordinance [Measure B], which was passed by voters, restricted their ability to create alluring scenarios free of real-word concerns like pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

Diana Duke, head of the Free Speech Coalition, an industry group, said in a statement that the condom mandate was “terrible” policy [and that] performers disliked condoms because aggravated friction amid bright lights and prolonged periods of penetration caused discomfort and impeded erections.

The number of permits issued for adult films in LA county had fallen 95% since measure B passed, said Duke. However, as a film can be shot in a few days in a private house without a permit, it is unclear how much production has fled.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Pennsylvania Middle School Sex Video Illegal, Police Say

And read Illinois School Sexting: Police Find Nude Student Selfies

However, Education Experts Say: Relax Parents, Sexting is Simply How Kids Flirt Today

GOP Platform OKs Abortion & 'Gay Marriage:' Nevada

With little debate or fanfare, attendees at Saturday's convention of the Nevada Republican Party overwhelmingly voted for a party platform that no longer supports natural marriage or opposes abortion. The state-wide vote followed the lead of the Clark County GOP platform adopted a few weeks earlier.  The Nevada state constitution defines marriage as between one man and one woman, but as of February, the Nevada Republican governor declined to defend marriage at the 9th Circuit Appeals Court -- homosexualists win.

“I think it was about inclusion, not exclusion. This is where the party is going.”
-- Michael McDonald, State Republic Party Chairman

For background, read GOP Strategy: Dump Old Uneducated Christian Voters and also read GOP Funds Pro-abortion Homosexual Candidates as well as Biblical Beliefs Unacceptable to Illinois GOP Leaders

Many Republicans are adopting the Gay Agenda, such as NJ Gov. Chris Christie, and former Gov. Tom Ridge, and former high-profile senators, and so many more.

UPDATE 6/27/14: GOP Maine Senator Favors 'Gay Marriage' to Get Elected



-- From "Nevada GOP drops opposition to abortion from platform" by Sandra Chereb, Associated Press 4/12/14

Many Republicans are re-evaluating their strong stances on conservative social issues as public opinion shifts in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. The topics have become a political liability for the GOP, especially among younger voters.

Approval of the platform was swift compared with a prolonged, bitter debate in which conservative grassroots loyalists batted back attempts by more moderate members to scrap endorsements of GOP candidates ahead of the upcoming primary.

State Party Chairman Michael McDonald opened the convention calling for unity and for the party that has been wracked by deep divisions in recent years to set aside disagreements and focus on bigger issues.

"If we fight among each other over small issues, they've already won," McDonald said . . .

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Nevada GOP drops platforms against abortions, gay marriage, endorses Sandoval" by Laura Myers, Las Vegas Review-Journal 4/12/14

By a show of hands, convention-goers adopted the platform as proposed by a separate committee without the two planks on marriage and abortion, following the Clark County GOP’s lead in removing hot-button social issues from the party’s statement of its principles. Some 520 delegates attended the convention, but less than half were present when the platform was adopted at about 7:30 p.m. Little debate preceded the vote, a far contrast to earlier in day.

Republicans who sat on the platform committee said they decided not to deal with social issues this year because the U.S. Supreme Court and lower courts have weighed in and it doesn’t make sense for the party of “personal freedom” to have the government or the political party get involved in people’s personal lives.

“The issue was how can we back out of people’s personal lives,” said Dave Hockaday of Lyon County, who sat on the platform committee. “We need to focus on issues where we can have an impact.”

Previously, the state party platform defined marriage as “between a man and a woman,” as does the Nevada Constitution. The past document also described the party as “pro-life,” or against abortion, a stance most Republicans still agree with.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read American Decline: Obama's Gay Agenda vs. Christians as well as Homosexualists Admit Goal to End Religious Liberty

GOP Coalition For 'Gay Marriage' in Appeals Court

Twenty prominent Republicans, including former U.S. senators Alan Simpson of Wyoming and Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas, are filing a document with the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals saying that citizens of Utah and Oklahoma had no constitutional basis to define marriage as one man and one woman.  These RINOs go further by arguing that government-sanctioned deviant sexual behavior is good for American society.

"Marriage is strengthened and its benefits, importance to society, and the social stability of the family unit are promoted" by same-sex marriage.
-- Republicans for "Gay Marriage" tell court

For background, read how activist judges across America are forbidding voters the right to define marriage as between one man and one woman.

Also read Lawless Obama Administration: States Should Violate Oath for 'Gay Marriage'

For further background, read GOP Strategy: Dump Old Uneducated Christian Voters and also read GOP Funds Pro-abortion Homosexual Candidates as well as Biblical Beliefs Unacceptable to Illinois GOP Leaders

UPDATE 6/26/14: Tenth Circuit Court upholds rulings favoring same-sex "marriage" -- GOP wins!!

-- From "Western U.S. Republicans to urge appeals court to back gay marriage" by Eric M. Johnson, Reuters 3/4/14

The Republican group cited constitutional guarantees of equal protection under the law, proper limits to government's role in citizens' personal lives, and individual freedom, among other reasons.

. . . 17 states plus the District of Columbia recognize same-sex marriage, including eight states where it became legal in 2013.

Utah and Oklahoma would be added to that list if federal court rulings overturning gay marriage bans on constitutional grounds are upheld by the U.S. Appeals Court in Denver. Hearings are slated for April.

Rulings there could render same-sex marriage legal in states within the court's circuit - namely Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming, although an opposing decision by the U.S. Supreme Court could bar them.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Republicans From the West Give Support for Gay Marriage" by Erik Eckholm, New York Times 3/3/14

The brief was the latest sign of widening cracks in Republican opposition to same-sex marriage, even deep in the country’s conservative heartland.

Sean Gallagher, a lawyer and Republican Party activist in Denver who helped prepare the brief, said many Republicans were rethinking their positions. “The themes of liberty and freedom resonate especially well in the West,” said Mr. Gallagher, who was chief counsel in Colorado for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign in 2012.

In December, a federal court in Utah overturned the state’s amendment restricting marriage to a man and a woman. In January, a federal court in Oklahoma struck down that state’s ban on gay marriage.

In Nevada, the state prevailed in court in 2012 in its defense of marriage restrictions. The gay and lesbian plaintiffs appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, and last month Nevada’s Republican governor, Brian Sandoval, agreed to withdraw from the case, saying that defense of a same-sex marriage ban was not legally tenable.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read American Decline: Obama's Gay Agenda vs. Christians as well as Homosexualists Admit Goal to End Religious Liberty

Federal Judge Upholds Nevada Marriage Amendment

U.S. District Chief Judge Robert C. Jones struck down a homosexual challenge to the citizens of Nevada amending their state constitution to define marriage as one man and one woman.  In his 41-page ruling, Jones said that traditional marriage is "a legitimate state interest" and that Nevada need not recognize same-sex "marriages" of other states.

A total of six federal courts have rejected equal-protection arguments by homosexualists against traditional marriage.

For background, read There's No Right to Same-sex 'Marriage' Says Supreme Court Justice Scalia and also read Michigan Marriage Amendment Unconstitutional? as well as 'Gay Marriage' Enables Polygamy Court Challenge

And read about America, becoming an Obamanation: Gay Agenda Carries in 4 More States

UPDATE 2/10/14: Nevada GOP governor won't defend marriage at 9th Circuit Appeals Court - homosexualists win

-- From "Appeal vowed in Nevada same-sex marriage ruling" by Ken Ritter, The Associated Press 12/1/12

The Nevada lawsuit, Sevcik v. Sandoval, was filed in April on behalf of eight Nevada couples. It was the first by [pro-homosexual] Lambda Legal to make the direct state marriage equality claim in federal court.

It said the 2002 state constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage violated the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution by denying same-sex couples in Nevada the same rights, dignity and security that other married couples enjoy.

The lawsuit also accused the state of establishing a “selective bar to access to marriage” with a 2009 domestic partnership law that passed over a veto by then-Gov. Jim Gibbons, a Republican. And it maintained that same-sex couples are still discriminated against by hospital officials and police officers who question their relationship status because they aren't legally recognized as spouses.

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From "Federal Judge: Nevada Allowed to Ban Gay Marriage" posted at JD Journal 11/30/12

In his ruling, Jones said that a decision from the Supreme Court in the 1972 case of Baker v. Nelson helped him make his decision. The decision in that case denied a same-sex couple’s marriage claim because it lacked ‘substantial federal question.’ . . .

The ruling went on to say the following: “Homosexuals have not historically been denied the right to vote, the right to serve on juries, or the right to own property. It simply cannot be seriously maintained, in light of these and other recent democratic victories, that homosexuals do not have the ability to protect themselves from discrimination through democratic processes such that extraordinary protection from majoritarian processes is appropriate.”

[Jones] also added that if Nevada was to recognize marriages of same-sex couples, “it is conceivable that a meaningful percentage of heterosexual persons would cease to value the civil institution as highly as they previously had and hence enter into it less frequently … because they no longer wish to be associated with the civil institution as redefined.”

“Homosexual persons may marry in Nevada, but like heterosexual persons, they may not marry members of the same sex. That is, a homosexual man may marry anyone a heterosexual man may marry, and a homosexual woman may marry anyone a heterosexual woman may marry,” he wrote. “Although the State appears to have drawn no distinction at all at first glance, and although the distinction drawn by the State could be characterized as gender-based … the Court finds that for the purposes of an equal protection challenge, the distinction is definitely sexual-orientation based.”

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Also read Homosexual 'Marriage' Not Enough; Next Goal

Baby Saved from Nevada Bureaucrats' Forced Abortion

Washoe County officials decided to force abortion on a 32-year-old mentally impaired woman through a compliant court system, but after weeks of hearings, in a process that should have been deemed groundless to begin with, the parents of the pregnant woman prevailed when Judge Egan Walker assuaged the government's abortion demand.

“One of the things that I’ve come away [with] is just the extraordinary power that judges wield in these guardianship proceedings.”
-- Jason Guinasso, attorney for the family

-- From "Nevada Judge Won't Force Mentally Impaired Woman to Have Abortion" by The Associated Press 11/15/12

The woman, who has the mental capacity of a 6-year-old, had wandered from a Reno group home that she was living in and became pregnant 13 weeks ago. The child's father has not been identified, and it's unknown whether the pregnancy resulted from rape or consensual sex, according to court documents.

The court became involved in late September, when officials with Social Services voiced concerns about the effects that her medication could have on the fetus. The case quickly drew attention from anti-abortion advocates nationally.

The woman's parents said that while the pregnancy poses health risks to their daughter and the baby, medical experts back their decision to continue the pregnancy.

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From "Forced abortion no longer an option in case of pregnant disabled woman, judge rules" by Kirsten Andersen, LifeSiteNews.com 11/14/12

. . . Judge Walker had been holding hearings to determine whether to force 32-year-old Elisa Bauer to abort her baby against the wishes of her adoptive parents, Bill and Amy Bauer, who say she wants to have the baby and give it up for adoption.

. . . The court plans to use the remaining scheduled evidentiary hearings to gather additional information to help her caretakers make the best decisions for her as she carries her pregnancy to term.

[The Bauer family attorney Jason] Guinasso said that while he is pleased with the results of today’s hearing, he still believes Judge Walker overstepped his bounds in calling the hearings in the first place.

Previously, Guinasso had sued in the state Supreme Court to stop the proceedings, but the higher court denied his motion.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Judge Rules Against Forcing Mentally Disabled Woman’s Abortion" by Steven Ertelt and Becky Bowers-Greene, LifeNews.com 11/14/12

. . . Melissa Clement, president of Nevada Right to Life, told LifeNews . . . “What started as bureaucratic overreach seeking to quickly eliminate a problematic fetus ended as a recognition that two lives were at stake and that care must be taken to protect them.”

Previously, Guinasso said Judge Egan Walker did not have the legal authority to force Elisa to have the abortion or hold legal hearings on the matter. He said if the guardians, who want her to have the baby, are overruled in court, that Washoe County Social Services should have filed paperwork with the court as to why it was forcing the woman to have the abortion. Local officials have not done that.

He said previously: “There are no statutes that give this Court or Washoe County the authority to compel [the woman] to have an abortion. Such decisions are left to the sound discretion of the duly appointed guardian(s)… To date, Washoe County has utterly failed to provide clear and convincing evidence that Mr. and Mrs. Bauer’s decision to support [her] efforts to carry her child to term is unlawful or that they are not acting in a manner consistent with the best interests of [her] health and welfare.”

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Vote to Ban All Abortion: Nevada Personhood

The Nevada Prolife Coalition has taken steps to petition the state government to allow voters to define unborn human life as persons with a constitutional right to life, prohibiting "the intentional taking of a prenatal person's life," thus making all abortion illegal.

For background, read Mississippi Cleared to Negate Roe v. Wade: Personhood and also read Life to Personhood Means Death to Roe v. Wade as well as Unborn Are People Too

-- From "Group wants to put abortion issue on Nevada ballot" by The Associated Press 9/22/11

To get the question on a statewide ballot, the group must gather more than 72,000 valid signatures from the state's three congressional districts.

A coalition of abortion rights groups is opposing the anti-abortion effort.

A similar effort last year to ban abortions in Nevada failed after a district judge ruled the petition language was too vague.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Anti-abortion group files initiative petition seeking to outlaw abortions in Nevada" By Anjeanette Damon, Las Vegas Sun 9/22/11

The petition is similar to a failed 2010 petition pushed by the Personhood USA group, which is pursuing anti-abortion laws across the country. That petition was rejected by Carson District Court Judge James Russell, who found the language too vague to be clear to voters.

It’s unclear whether the Nevada Prolife Coalition petition is connected to Personhood USA. The man who filed the petition, Chet Gallagher, is a well-known anti-abortion advocate who was involved with the Personhood effort in Montana last year.

The group, however, is not yet properly registered with the Nevada Secretary of State’s office to adovcate for or against an initiative petition, said deputy secretary of state Scott Giles. To begin collecting signatures the group would first have to file the necessary paperwork.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Personhood USA Releases New Video Documenting Infamous Roe vs. Wade Court Case" posted at PRWeb 9/15/11

Personhood USA has released a new video documenting the infamous Roe vs. Wade court case that legalized abortion in the United States. Relevant to today’s battle for human life, the video illustrates the need to recognize unborn children as people.

The video includes actual audio from the court case in which Justice Potter Stewart states, “And the basic Constitutional question, initially, is whether or not an unborn fetus is a person, isn’t it? That’s critical to this case.”

“In 1973, the courts may have had some question as to whether or not an unborn child is a person, but that is certainly not the case today,” explained Gualberto Garcia Jones, J.D. of Personhood USA. “Ultrasound technology, along with the many advances in science and medicine, have shown us with certainty that the unborn child is a human being. And, of course, all human beings are people.”

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Abortion Unconstitutional via Roe v. Wade: Personhood

Pro-family/Pro-life Candidates Likely Winners

While Culture War issues are downplayed this election year, abortionists and homosexualists are facing a sea change political landscape across America. Example: The pro-abortion/pro-homosexual Iowa Gov. Culver is trailing by double digits in all polls.

UPDATE 11/3/10: 'Teavangelical Party' Emerges from 2010 Election Polling

UPDATE 11/3/10: 'Life' Wins 2010 Election

UPDATE 10/18/10: Republicans Will Take House From Pro-Abortion Democrats in Election

RELATED 10/8/10: Iowa Gov. candidate Brandstad opposed abortion via 'telemedicine'
Refer to On-line Abortions by Planned Parenthood Going Nationwide

-- From "From abortion to stem cells, Chet Culver and Terry Branstad differ sharply" by Jason Clayworth, The Des Moines Register 10/10/10

Republican Terry Branstad wants to require any woman seeking an abortion in Iowa to first undergo an ultrasound and view its depiction of the fetus.

In addition to abortion, some of the biggest differences between Culver and Branstad include:

• Marriage rights for same-sex couples. Culver favors; Branstad opposes.

• Stem-cell research. Culver favors embryonic stem-cell research; Branstad wants to reinstate a ban on that type of research.

A Catholic, Branstad was particularly active in his previous four terms in working to limit abortion. His administration fought a years-long battle to block the opening of a Planned Parenthood clinic in the Quad Cities. (A federal court ruled against him.) He also signed laws requiring notification of parents before a minor child could have an abortion and banning certain late-term abortions.

Culver, a member of a Presbyterian church, signed a bill repealing the 2002 ban on creating embryonic stem cells through a method known as therapeutic cloning. He believes such research can lead to lifesaving medical breakthroughs and expand the bioscience industry in Iowa.

Disagreement over the best tactic to fight same-sex marriage was a defining difference in the Republican primary for governor. This fall, focus on this issue has shifted from the governor's race to a high-profile campaign to oust three justices who participated in the unanimous April 2009 ruling that allowed same-sex marriage in Iowa.

To read the entire article above (which is extensive and detailed), CLICK HERE.

From "Polls From Last Week Show Pro-Life Candidates Winning or in Close Races" by Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com Editor 10/10/10

. . . some political observers are saying the odds of pro-life advocates recapturing the House and Senate from abortion proponents is now 50-50.

In the Washington Senate race, pro-life Republican challenger Dino Rossi has edged slightly ahead of pro-abortion incumbent Democrat Patty Murray.

Next, Republican Nathan Deal now holds a nine-point lead over Democrat Roy Barnes in the race to be Georgia’s next governor.

In Texas, pro-life Republican Governor Rick Perry has now moved past 50% support against pro-abortion Democratic challenger Bill White in his bid for reelection in Texas.

Looking at the Florida Senate race, coming off a contentious televised debate, pro-life Republican Marco Rubio has now jumped to a two-to-one lead over pro-abortion independent candidate Charlie Crist. Democratic Congressman Kendrick Meek still runs third.

In the Nevada gubernatorial race, Republican Brian Sandoval still holds a 13-point lead over Democrat Rory Reid . . .

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Emily's List leader spurs women to halt GOP" by The Associated Press 10/10/10

A Democratic women's [pro-abortion] group is warning voters that a Republican takeover of Congress would mean "a dangerous world."

Emily's List, which aims to elect women who support abortion rights, also launched a website, boehnersamerica.org, with its view of the Republican agenda.

The group also plans an online advertising campaign around Mr. Boehner, similar to their drive against Sarah Palin, the GOP's 2008 vice-presidential nominee.

Two conservative groups opposed to abortion and gay marriage are teaming up in an effort to get more Latinos to vote for Republican [U.S. Senate Calif. candidate] Carly Fiorina.

The ad says that [Calif.] Sen. Barbara Boxer supports "abortion and homosexual marriage" and "doesn't share our values."

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

See also, 'Pro-life Feminist' Candidates Storm Congress

Unborn Are People Too

After securing ballot initiatives in Colorado and Mississippi, the nationwide effort to establish state constitutional rights for unborn babies is focused on Montana, where Planned Parenthood and the ACLU are pushing back.

-- From "Montana Personhood Amendment Backers Trying Again for Abortion Ballot Vote" by Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com Editor 5/31/10

Supporters of a personhood amendment are trying a second time to get a measure to define unborn children as people starting at conception on the ballot in Montana. Should they obtain a November vote and Montana residents support it, the measure would challenge legal abortions and head for an immediate court battle.

Last year, the attorney general's office approved the ballot language for the amendment.

Constitutional Initiative 102 would define a human "person" under the scientifically accurate notion of the beginning of human life taking place at conception, or fertilization.

The measure, meant for the 2010 elections, is the second effort to get a personhood proposition on the ballot and it requires 48,000 signatures from state residents. The first measure, in 2008, failed to get enough to qualify.

However, some pro-life groups are not on board because they say the measure would be declared unconstitutional and that the focus should be on changing the Supreme Court so Roe v. Wade can be overturned.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Pro-life 'personhood' effort advances" by Rebekah Falkenstein © 2010 WorldNetDaily 5/30/10

The lead organization in the grass-roots effort, PersonhoodUSA, has until June 18 to secure a spot on Montana's fall election ballot for a state constitutional amendment defining an unborn baby as a person.

The movement that takes aim at the foundation of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision has enjoyed stunning victories, including qualification for an amendment vote in Colorado this fall and in Mississippi in November 2011.

The personhood approach is based on Justice Harry Blackmun's statement in his majority Roe v. Wade opinion. Blackmun said the landmark case would collapse if "the fetus is a person," because the unborn's "right to life would then be guaranteed" by the Constitution.

. . . the abortion-rights organizations have used dubious lawsuits to slow down the Personhood movement in Missouri, Nevada and Alaska.

The personhood activists say their aims are to change laws state-by-state to re-establish the personhood of all Americans, to raise concern over the "dehumanization and murder" of a class of citizens and to encourage state governors and officials to resist federal advocacy for abortion.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Life to Personhood Means Death to Roe v. Wade

Legal rulings, voter initiatives, and legislation defining all humans, including the unborn, as "persons" have been slowly sweeping across America, and abortionists can "read the writing on the wall" -- their time appears to be limited.

-- From "Personhood Nevada: Initiative part of U.S. drive" by Ed Vogel, Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/24/09

The "personhood" amendment petition drive beginning in Nevada is part of a national effort by a religious organization to come up with a legal argument that can be used to challenge the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing abortion.

PersonhoodUSA co-founder Keith Mason said Friday that his Christian anti-abortion group is trying in 30 states to pass laws or constitutional amendments that define all human beings as "persons" from the moment of "biological development" to the natural end of their lives.

On behalf of Personhood Nevada, the group's state affiliate, veteran Las Vegas conservative activist Richard Ziser filed a petition Wednesday with the Nevada secretary of state that specifies government may not deprive "persons" of "life, liberty and property" without due process of law.

Similar petitions to amend state constitutions are being circulated in six other states, including Colorado, where voters last year rejected it by a 73 percent to 27 percent vote.

The "personhood" language is significant, according to Ziser, because of the majority opinion authored by Justice Harry Blackmun in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision allowing abortion.

Blackmun said if "personhood" could be established for a fetus, then "the fetus' right to life would be guaranteed" by the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

By passing state constitutional amendments that define a person as beginning with biological development, Ziser said they could make a case that answers Blackmun and could challenge Roe v. Wade.

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From "Initiative underway for ‘legal personhood' status for fetus" by Rebecca Palsha, KTUU TV2 10/29/09

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Sponsors of an initiative for "legal personhood" are gathering signatures to get the issue on the ballot.

It's an attempt to make a fetus a legal person and it could affect birth control and abortion rights in Alaska.

Planned Parenthood says if it becomes law, it could lead to police investigating miscarriages.

Sponsors say it's a civil rights issue, and police would only investigate if it appears the miscarriage was actually an abortion.

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From "Planned Parenthood Sues Missouri Over 'Personhood' Initiative" by Christian News Wire 11/1/09

Planned Parenthood sued the State of Missouri this week to challenge two pro-life ballot initiatives, in an apparent effort to stifle the people's constitutional right to the ballot process.

One of the ballot initiatives, submitted by Personhood Missouri . . . The personhood amendment, along with another pro-life initiative, were both approved by Secretary of State Democrat Robin Carnahan on October 20th.

"The motivation of Planned Parenthood is highly suspect. This lawsuit addresses a concern about loss of funds, yet Planned Parenthood reportedly brought in over 10 million dollars in 2008 in Missouri alone, and over a billion dollars nationwide," [said Keith Mason, of Personhood USA]. "This is clearly an act of desperation by a billion dollar industry, seeking to keep the issue of Personhood away from the people of Missouri."

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Nevada 17th State to Recognize Same-sex Couples

Despite the citizens' 2002 constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, the state Assembly overrode the governor's veto on the bill giving legal rights to domestic partners.

-- From "With veto override, domestic partners bill becomes law" by Cy Ryan posted at the Las Vegas Sun 5/31/09

[Gov. Jim Gibbons], in his veto message, said the voters in 2002 felt “the right of marriage should apply only to married couples, only the voters should determine whether those rights should equally apply to domestic partners.”

Voters approved that amendment 337,197 to 164,573.

Senate Bill 283 provides domestic partners the same rights in such things as community property responsibility for debt to third parties and the right to seek financial support if they split up.

The vote was 28-14, the bare minimum needed to overturn the decision of the governor. It follows the 14-7 vote in the Senate Saturday and puts the bill into law.

The partners, whether of the same or opposite sex, would register with the Secretary of State’s Office for legal recognition. And if they split, they would file dissolution of the registration.

The bill says domestic partners have the same rights, protections and benefits that are ranged or imposed upon spouses.

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