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Monday, December 03, 2007

More on the Ballot Initiative to give Personhood to Embryos

Judith Graham and Judy Peres of the The Chicago Tribune have done a follow-up article on ballot initiative we had blogged about before -- the proposed referendum to grant the legal status of personhood to embryos from the moment of fertilization. The strategy of the groups proposing the ballot and the response from all different viewpoint is revealed, including the thoughts of some ethicists -- a major concern being that "many people won't understand the potentially profound consequences." Check out the full article here.