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For the first time in U.S. history, voters will be asked to decide on the issue of "personhood" in Colorado in November, 2008. The proposed amendment would would establish constitutional protections from the moment of fertilization. Proponents of the initiative have been clear that their intent is to establish a mechanism to ban all abortion. Changing Colorado’s constitution in such an extreme way could have far-reaching consequences beyond banning abortion, including making it illegal to use of the most effective forms of birth control, restricting in-vitro fertilization, and curbing embryonic stem cell research.
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