ARTL Headlines Archives

Wash. Times quotes ARTL on "Octo-mom's" doctor

In reporting on the malpractice accusations against Dr. Michael Kamrava, the "Octo-mom's" fertility doctor, the Times quotes ARTL: "...fertility doctors need boundaries, including treating embryos as persons rather than disposable commodities. 'Recognizing the personhood of these kids will end up protecting doctors, their patients, and their patient's children.'"

AFA's Personhood Report

by Teddy James, American Family Association

What is abortion? Is it the removal of unwanted cells from a female’s body? Is it the simple procedure of removing a lump of tissue from a woman’s womb? According to Cal Zastrow and Keith Mason, cofounders of Personhood USA, the answer is much more disturbing. “It is baby murder,” said Zastrow, who got his start in the pro-life movement more than two decades ago.

CRTL announces revolutionary CampaignTracker

Colorado's Amendment 62 personhood campaign is set to launch a remarkable Internet tool, MyCampaignTracker.org, on July 4th, 2010. The Tracker will help our state secure recognition of the right to life acknowledged by America's Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life..."

MyCampaignTracker.org is designed to encourage the grassroots personhood movement in Colorado to reach local communities across our state with our campaign message of "Persons not Property," through November’s election.

Burning Buildings and Half a Loaf

There are so many clichés used to justify pro-life strategy, that we have provided a clickable table of contents so you don't need to read this whole article. We recommend the Introduction and Hostage Takers sections, and then the clichés you yourself have used or heard.

Personhood Campaign Guidelines

Lessons Learned from the 2008 Colorado Campaign
that Launched Today's Personhood Movement

The leaders of American Right To Life were involved with Colorado's 2008 Personhood campaign from beginning to end. In the hope of hastening future victories, we are sharing some of the lessons learned with those across the U.S. fighting for the recognition of Personhood...

Why Abortion's Not A State's Rights Issue

WND: Mark Crutcher on pro-life divide over personhood

"Both the 5th and 14th Amendments create a constitutional right to life for all 'persons' as well as a federal duty to protect those lives. Therefore, if the Court were to overturn Roe on the basis that the unborn child is a person, their lives would [or at least should] be protected by the Constitution and this nightmare would be over. However, most legal experts feel that the Court is far more likely to overturn Roe on the basis that… abortion… is... a 'states' rights' matter. That would be an unmitigated disaster for the unborn..."

Fox News: Colorado Leads Nat'l Personhood Fight

DENVER -- Alicia Acuna of Fox News reports on Amendment 62, the "personhood amendment" on the Colorado ballot this Fall presenting Keith Mason, co-founder of Personhood USA saying, "No longer can you claim to be pro-life, unless you support personhood." The report concludes rightly that, "Colorado put [the personhood movement] on the map," and that several other states are pursuing personhood initiatives over the next two years. See video...

State-By-State Campaign Undercuts Roe v Wade

WorldNetDaily updates conservatives on the nationwide campaign to recognize the personhood of the unborn in states like Colorado, Mississippi, California, Missouri and elsewhere. PersonhoodUSA's Keith Mason explains how personhood is aimed at undercutting the very foundation of Roe v Wade, in which Supreme Court Justice Blackmun observed that if the personhood of the unborn were legally established, the case for legal abortion would collapse...

Mont. Personhood Backers Push for Fall Election

Right-to-life workers are pushing ahead to get the Personhood Amendment on the ballot in Montana this Fall, despite opposition from not only Planned Parenthood but also Catholic leadership in that state...

Mississippi Personhood Amendment Makes Ballot

JACKSON MS -- The Missisippi Personhood Amendment will be on the ballot in November of 2011, thanks to Les Riley, personhood campaign organizer and chairman of Mississippi's Constitution Party, and also thanks to ARTL friend Cal Zastrow, co-founder of PersonhoodUSA...