" Full roster of 36 bills introduced and their statuses after the jump. "

" Back in 2008, the American Life League began pushing “Personhood Amendments” to become an integral part of the anti-choice movement; however, many Religious Right groups traditionally resisted “Personhood Amendments” because of their radical nature and tremendous unpopularity. Anti-choice groups in Colorado such as National Right to Life, Americans United for Life, Colorado Citizens for Life, and the Colorado Eagle Forum refused to support the “Personhood Amendment.” "

" Now, “Personhood Amendment” proponents will try their luck in Mississippi, which already has strict anti-choice laws, and they are receiving significant publicity and support from a leading Religious Right group: the American Family Association, which is based in Mississippi. "

" Van Zant’s legislation not only aims to prohibit induced abortions, but would punish abortion doctors as felons, should they violate the measures included in the so-called “Florida for Life Act.”

" House Bill 415 is more overtly religious than the personhood initiative. In addition to stating that “all life comes from the Creator and begins at conception,” Van Zant’s act also includes language explicitly stating that the United States Supreme Court is not qualified to “determine, establish, or define the moral values of the people of the United States and specifically for the people of Florida.” "

" Pro-lifers in general agree with the sentiment of the amendment, which seeks to define “all human beings as persons under the constitution regardless of age, race, health function, condition of physical and/or mental dependency and/or disability,” but some believe it is not the best tactical approach to ending abortion. Those on the opposing side see the initiative, meanwhile, see it as a damning blow to the pro-choice movement. "

" A law under consideration in South Dakota would expand the definition of "justifiable homicide" to include killings that are intended to prevent harm to a fetus—a move that could make it legal to kill doctors who perform abortions. The Republican-backed legislation, House Bill 1171, has passed out of committee on a nine-to-three party-line vote, and is expected to face a floor vote in the state's GOP-dominated House of Representatives soon. "

" When the two pieces of legislation are combined they create a situation where a fertilized egg would be considered a person, and allow for the public execution of those who would threaten such a person.

" If passed into law, the two bills — House File 7 and House File 153 — would offer an unprecedented defense opportunity to individuals who stand accused of killing such providers, according to a former prosecutor and law professor at the University of Kansas, and are something that might have very well led to a different outcome in the Kansas trial of the man who shot Dr. George Tiller in a church foyer. "

" An anti-abortion proposal being considered by North Dakota lawmakers that asserts that a fertilized egg is a human being could hurt couples who want to have children, doctors said Tuesday.

" The measure would declare that a human being is "an individual member of the species homo sapiens at every stage of development." Rep. Dan Ruby, R-Minot, the legislation's sponsor, said the intent is to make abortion a criminal act in North Dakota, which already has strict anti-abortion laws. "

RT @ebertchicago: 2011 sees record number of "stealth" pro-Creationism bills introduced in state legislatures.

" In fact, the bills, excepting legaleese required to make the bill fit with each state’s laws, are nearly identical, down to unusual vocabulary and phrasing. "

"But big metro newspapers themselves? They are out of here. I want to say that there are three people in the world responsible for their demise"