Mississippi Personhood Amendment FAILED!

[jenmito]

AP just called it. Lawrence O'Donnell announced it.

ETA link: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MISSISSIPPI_ABORTION_AMENDMENT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-11-08-22-35-50

[bonzotex]

1. Sanity prevails for once! n/t

[jenmito]

3. Yup-all articles and reports were saying there was a good chance it would pass in MS. n/t

[femrap]

2. Thank Goddess! nt

[AnnieBW]

4. Whew!

I was really worried about that!

[onpatrol98]

5. I had a feeling that was going nowhere...

[ProSense]

6. "This is a stunning defeat for the forced birthers who were trying so desperately ...

Daily Kos: "This is a stunning defeat for the forced birthers who were trying so desperately to strip women of their right to life-saving health care."

[defendandprotect]

7. kr

[frazzled]

8. This is absolutely huge

I was honestly worried this would pass in Mississippi, and god what a disaster for the whole nation that would have been.

I thank the people of Mississippi for turning out in such great numbers to defeat this heinous abrogation of rights.

[ellisonz]

9. If it can't pass in Mississippi...

...it's DOA in the rest of the country.

[AtomicKitten]

10. That has to the be the most jaw-drooping result of the night.

As a strong supporter of the government staying out of my uterus, I give Mississippi a standing ovation.

[Beacool]

11. That's great news!!

Although, if it had passed, it probably wouldn't have withstood a legal challenge. Roe v. Wade is still the law of the land.

:-)

[great white snark]

12. Outstanding news!

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