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Government

Nov. 22, 2011

Abortion opponents begin new petition drive

An anti-abortion petition drive similar to a failed effort in Mississippi has started in California.

By Emily Green

Daily Journal Staff Writer

An anti-abortion petition drive similar to a failed effort in Mississippi has started in California.

The so-called "personhood" measure seeks to define a person as "including all living human beings from the beginning of their biological development as human organisms, for purposes of state constitutional protections of due process and equal protection," according to a press release from the Secretary of State's Office. Th...

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