Prop 26

There is currently legislation being proposed in Missisipi that would give a fetus the legal status of a living human being - thus making abortion murder. This legislation is known as proposition 26, and will be on the ballot November 6. Technically it is illegal, since this state legislation would contradict a Supreme Court ruling in Roe v Wade that abortion is legal (state can not overide federal legislation). This means the legislation will be challenged - the pro-lifers hope that the result will be a new supreme court ruling that overturns Roe v Wade. The Catholic Church has actually come out against this propostion, feeling that in its extremism it hurst the pro-life cause - did I mention there are no exceptions for rape or incest?

But here to explain it better than I could is Rachel Maddow:

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A note on the interviewee fundraising: Rachel apologized, explaining that fundraising on the show violates show policies, and she had not expected the interviewee to do that. She promised to post links to both pro and anti-26 fundraising sites on her blog.

And here to raise questions, some funny, some scary, is Slate online magazine: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2011/10/mississippi_s_anti_abortion_amendment_could_i_claim_my_frozen_em.html?fb_ref=sm_fb_like_chunky&fb_source=profile_oneline