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Lucylastic -> Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 9:22:25 AM)

The Oklahoma Supreme Court unanimously vetoed a ballot measure that would have given embryos full personhood rights on Monday, ruling it "clearly unconstitutional" because it would block a woman's legal right to have an abortion.

The personhood measure would give embryos the same legal rights as people from the moment of fertilization, which opponents say would ban abortion and complicate the legality of in vitro fertilization and many forms of birth control. Enacting such a law would violate the U.S. Supreme Court's 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which allows states to pass some abortion restrictions but prevents them from overturning the constitutional right to end a pregnancy.

"The mandate of Casey is as binding on this Court today as it was twenty years ago," the Oklahoma Supreme Court wrote in its decision. "Initiative Petition No. 395 conflicts with Casey and is void on its face and it is hereby ordered stricken."

A personhood bill also failed in the Oklahoma legislature earlier this month, when Republican leadership in the state House of Representatives decided not to bring it to a vote, despite mounting pressure from anti-abortion groups.
More info here

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/30/oklahoma-personhood-fetal-personhood-bill_n_1465657.html

and a link to the Oklahoma Supreme court Network site just in case people dont like Hufff n poo links

http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/deliverdocument.asp?citeid=465514

Along with the case in Texas regarding the Planned parenthood de funding, that has been halted too by a federal judge altho that one likely to be appealed.If its upheld.
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I hope this trend continues...[:)]



hlen5 -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 9:26:23 AM)

Woo-hoo!!! Well, the OK Supreme Court is OK by me!!



Mupainurpleasure -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 10:54:50 AM)

Damn activist Judges i wanted to se the in vitro clinics prosecuted as serial killers.....



Karmastic -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 11:10:52 AM)

thanks OP, glad to hear about this.

i'm not sure if the trend is for more rights over your body tho. seems like win an inch, lose a mile over the last few decades.



tazzygirl -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 11:24:44 AM)

The trend is preventing the erosion of the rights women have gained to this point.



tazzygirl -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 11:25:49 AM)

~smooch

Thank you Lucy! Great to hear!



Lucylastic -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 11:30:06 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Karmastic

thanks OP, glad to hear about this.

i'm not sure if the trend is for more rights over your body tho. seems like win an inch, lose a mile over the last few decades.

Nothing to do with adding more rights,
Stopping the erosion since 2010 IS.
As Tazzy so correctly said.
Smewchies back hon



Marc2b -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 11:45:20 AM)

Good.

I still feel sorry for the little buggers not getting their chance, though.



Karmastic -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 1:21:15 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic

quote:

ORIGINAL: Karmastic

thanks OP, glad to hear about this.

i'm not sure if the trend is for more rights over your body tho. seems like win an inch, lose a mile over the last few decades.

Nothing to do with adding more rights,
Stopping the erosion since 2010 IS.
As Tazzy so correctly said.
Smewchies back hon

my first sentence stated it poorly. my second sentence is i think what you're saying about erosion. but i disgee, it's not just since 2010. They've been trying to erode for decades, since roe v wade.



Lucylastic -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 1:26:31 PM)

The number of bills have been escalating more since 2010(916).But not disagreeing



Slavehandsome -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 1:30:33 PM)

However, the Supreme Court granted full personhood rights to a corporation, beginning at the moment of fertilization of said corporation. Its also law that any corporation may not act under any set morals, but is required to act selfishly at every moment on the behalf of its shareholders.



Lucylastic -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 1:35:07 PM)

A corporation isnt incubated inside a woman



Karmastic -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 1:35:45 PM)

omg don't get me started on this new bullshit Sup Ct legal fiction that corporations are people that can make unlimited campaign contributions.

corps have always had a right to speech, but not unfettered. the Sup Ct took the basics of business or "commercial speech" laid down decades ago, and bastardized it into meaning corps can have unfettered "political speech".



hlen5 -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 2:34:08 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Slavehandsome

However, the Supreme Court granted full personhood rights to a corporation, beginning at the moment of fertilization of said corporation. Its also law that any corporation may not act under any set morals, but is required to act selfishly at every moment on the behalf of its shareholders.


I think this should be struck down, too. What poop!!



Slavehandsome -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 2:43:28 PM)

A corporation is incubated in a boardroom usually.



Lucylastic -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 2:47:47 PM)

A woman is not a boardroom either.

Agree with you Hlen re corporate personhood.



kalikshama -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 3:18:45 PM)

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Mupainurpleasure -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 3:39:16 PM)

The new arizona love considers ife at ovulation now. In one fell swoop Az made my mastabatory habits the actions of the most vile serial kiler ever known...the poor dead humans dryin on a napkin



TheHeretic -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 7:34:40 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic
I hope this trend continues...[:)]



Well of course it will, Lucy, but it isn't a trend. It's a reliable cycle, and a fundraising machine for both sides.



Mupainurpleasure -> RE: Oklahoma Personhood Measure Struck Down By Supreme Court (5/1/2012 8:24:23 PM)

If corporations are people when does Union cvarbide get put to death in TX for Bhopal? Thething that is most wrong is corporations as people are sociopaths. They exist to generate returns to shareholders. They habveno consious and anyone claimingotherwised just needs to look how they act when there are no local regualtions. That said their political donations are not for a cause they are an investment and basically our most activist court has put goverment up for sale.



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