Voters Deadlocked Over Initiative 26

The polling has the Mississippi amendment to define fertilized eggs as people in a virtual tie.

Alveda King: Civil Rights Apply to Fertilized Eggs, Not to Income Inequity

King has taken a brief break from her anti-choice crusade to argue that Occupy Wall Street is not a part of the civil rights movement.

How Out-of-Touch Is Dick Black?

Mississippi Personhood and the Reactionary Mind

 Corey Robin will help us understand the reactionary mind. Mississippi's personhood amendment is about to be voted on; what does it mean? Also, "The View" reacts poorly to the story of the TSA and a vibrator.

Sacrificing Women’s Rights For “Popular Rule:” Why Equality is Essential

Perhaps the most interesting question in the juxtaposition of women’s rights (or gay rights, or ethnic minority rights) and democracy is not whether some people’s rights are sacrificed for popular rule (they are), but rather whether they should be as a matter of principle.

Back to Sunday School: A Rabbi and a Minister Unpack ‘Personhood’

I emailed a rabbi and a minister about the "divine laws" that Mississippi personhood advocates are trying to encompass in Initiative 26. Turns out some Mississippians could use a Sunday school refresher course.

No Thanks, Lysistrata

You say you want a revolution? Well, Lysistrata seemed like a good idea at the time, but please count me out.

Was Barbour Paid Off By The “Abortion Industry?”

Now that Barbour has questioned Mississippi's Initiative 26, anti-choice activists are saying he took money from "abortion pill" makers.

Tennessee Will Put Anti-Abortion Constitutional Amendment to Voters

The state wants to amend its constitution to say that a woman's right to choose is not a right at all.

Another School Year, Another Round Of Misinformation from Human Life Alliance

The HLA is back to its old tricks, paying student newspapers to hand out anti-choice propaganda.