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Planned Parenthood and ACLU Sue to Block Nevada Personhood Initiative

CARSON CITY, Nevada, November 13, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Local Chapters of Planned Parenthood (PP) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have filed a lawsuit against the sponsors of a Nevada ballot initiative that would explicitly define "person" as pertaining to all human beings, including the unborn.

The ACLU and PP filed the challenge this week in Carson City District Court on behalf of feminist blogger Emmily Bristol, physician Dr. William Ramos, and pharmacist Mindy Hsu. The lawsuit claims the initiative violates state law by not explicitly stating the possible effects of the amendment on the legal status of abortion, emergency contraception, and fertility treatment.

The voter initiative in question would amend the Nevada state constitution to read: "In the great state of Nevada, the term 'person' applies to every human being."

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