OKLAHOMA CITY – One of last year’s most emotional issues for the Oklahoma Legislature apparently will be revisited this spring, with at least one “personhood” bill already filed for the session that begins Feb. 4.
“Personhood,” a concept popular among abortion-rights opponents, holds that individual rights and constitutional protections begin at conception.
State Rep. Mike Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City, is the author of House Bill 1029, the Personhood Act of 2013. As written, the bill appears to be virtually identical to one that led to a bitter fight in the House of Representatives before it failed to get a vote on the floor.
A resolution with the same language as the bill but without the force of law did pass in the House, with several personhood supporters condemning it as a sellout. Read full article.
