Columbia Christians for Life
“… I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18

Personhood Act of South Carolina

1. South Carolina Personhood Bill (S.245)
Prefiled in the SC Senate on December 8, 2010 for the 2011-2012 Session of the SC General Assembly

2. Iowa State-Level Personhood Bill Moves Forward
Iowa State House File 153
( HF153 )
DesMoinesRegister.com
"Iowa House subcommittee passes bill declaring life begins at conception"
February 14, 2011
[CCL: sic - More than that, the bill declares life is protected at conception; that the rights
                 and protections guaranteed to all persons begin at moment of conception.]

3. Montana State-Level Personhood Constitutional Amendment Passes House Committee 15 - 5
Montana Bill No. 49
( HB 490 )
February 15, 2011
- 2011 Principled Personhood Legislation (Bills/Amendments) and Other Selected Legislation,
  in Seven Other States:  GA, IA, MD, MISS, OK, SC, TX

4. "PERSONHOOD" flyer
SUPPORT FEDERAL and STATE "PERSONHOOD" LEGISLATION TO END "ABORTION"
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Federal Personhood Bill:  Sanctity of Human Life Act, H .R. 212
- SC Senate State-level Personhood Bill:  Personhood Act of South Carolina - S . 616
- SC House State-level Personhood Bill:  Personhood Act of South Carolina - H . 3945

5. South Carolina Personhood Bill (S.616) - "Personhood Act of South Carolina"
Introduced in the SC Senate on February 24, 2011 for the 2011-2012 Session of the SC General Assembly

6. 2011 Principled Personhood Legislation (Bills & Amendments) and
other selected Legislation, in Eight (8) States

Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas
- a/o February 28, 2011

7. IOWA Report: "Right to Life (Right to Lie)" Biggest Obstacle to Outlawing Abortion
From Missionaries to the Pre-born, Iowa: 
Wed, 23 Feb 2011  [ selected emphasis added, edited for quotation marks ]
"The coalition of Iowa Pro-life Groups, The Iowa Catholic Conference, Iowans for Life, Iowa Right to Life,
and Iowa Faith and Freedom Foundation are pushing for passage of HF5 Fetal Pain ["]and then you can kill your baby["] Bill."
"The biggest obstacle to outlawing abortion has not been Planned Parenthood, NARAL, or any other pro-abortion organization. 
Our biggest obstacle to outlawing abortion is Right to Life!"

8 "PERSONHOOD ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA"
S . 616 Introduced February 24, 2011 - Press Release
FILED WITH TOTAL 16 SC SENATE SPONSORS
March 3, 2011

9. South Carolina Personhood Bill (H.3945) - "Personhood Act of South Carolina"
Introduced in the SC House on March 16, 2011 for the 2011-2012 Session of the SC General Assembly

10. Montana Personhood Constitutional Amendment Passes House,
Advances to Senate Committee

Montana Bill No. 49 (
HB 490 )

March 22, 2011

11. "PERSONHOOD ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA"
H . 3945 Introduced March 16, 2011 - Press Release
FILED WITH TOTAL 50 SC HOUSE SPONSORS
March 29, 2011

12. Written Statement of Herb Titus on H.3252, "Right to Life Act of South Carolina"
given to South Carolina House Judiciary Constitutional Laws Subcommittee on April 25, 2001

H .3252 - "Right to Life Act of South Carolina" (SC Personhood Bill in 2001-2002 Session of SC General Assembly)
(Herb Titus testified before the Constitutional Laws Subcommittee by telephone, in addition to submitting this written statement.)

12a. Herb Titus "Forecast Foundation Newsletter" - Summer 2001
Including:  Written Statement of Herb Titus on H.3252, "Right to Life Act of South Carolina" [with edit]
H .3252 - "Right to Life Act of South Carolina" ( SC Personhood Bill in 2001-2002 Session of SC General Assembly)
- With newsletter introduction describing Herb Titus' over twenty year vision "to develop a state by state strategy
  to restore the anti-abortion laws so as to protect all human life from the time of conception."
- At the conclusion of the newsletter, Herb Titus described the outcome of the April 25, 2001 public hearing"By a vote of 4 to 1,
  the Constitutional Law[s] Subcommittee [ of the Judiciary Committee ] of the South Carolina House failed to report H.3252 to the
  full committee.  None of the three "pro-life" Republican members of the subcommittee voted in favor of the bill. ... The only positive
  vote came from Representative Fletcher Smith, a Democrat."

13. Liberty Counsel - Legal Memorandum on the Mississippi Personhood Amendment (pages 1 - 4 and 9 - 11)
Copyright © 2009

Mississippi Amendment #26 - Personhood Constitutional Amendment ballot initiative certified for November 8, 2011 Mississippi State Election.
Mississippi Secretary of State - Elections | Initiatives -
26 Definition of a Person
§• PETITION FOR INITIATIVE MEASURE TO AMEND THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION

14. Alabama Personhood Legislation "Talking Points"
HB 409 - Alabama Personhood Constitutional Amendment (Alabama House)
HB 405 - Alabama Personhood Statute (Alabama House)
SB 301 - Alabama Personhood Statute (Alabama Senate)
Source: Ben DuPré, Personhood Alabama c/o Foundation for Moral Law
April 12, 2011

15. Which Upstate SC State Senators are/are not co-sponsoring S.616 ?
Personhood Act of South Carolina -
S.616 - ChristianLifeandLiberty .net

16. Which Midlands SC State Senators are/are not co-sponsoring S.616 ?
Personhood Act of South Carolina -
S.616 - ChristianLifeandLiberty .net

17. Which Pee Dee SC State Senators are/are not co-sponsoring S.616 ?
Personhood Act of South Carolina -
S.616 - ChristianLifeandLiberty .net

18. Which Lowcountry SC State Senators are/are not co-sponsoring S.616 ?
Personhood Act of South Carolina -
S.616 - ChristianLifeandLiberty .net

19. Ohio's Heartbeat Bill - A Nice Pro-Life Bill If There Is No God by Dr. Patrick Johnston
"Life-of-the-mother" issue excerpts highlighted

20. Life of the Mother Declaration, American Life League
[ CCL NoteALL is a Roman Catholic organization. ]

21. Which Upstate / Midlands / Pee Dee / Lowcountry SC State Senators are or are not co-sponsoring S.616 ?
Personhood Act of South Carolina -
S.616 - ChristianLifeandLiberty .net

22. Which SC Senators are / are not co-sponsoring Personhood Act of SC - S.616 ?
Personhood Act of South Carolina -
S.616 - ChristianLifeandLiberty.net

23. Alabama Senate Personhood bill SB301 could be up for full Senate floor vote next week!
E-mailSent May 17, 2011
From:  Ben DuPré, Personhood Alabama -
www.PersonhoodAlabama.com
c/o Foundation for Moral Law -
www.morallaw.org
From Personhood Alabama:
"Senator Williams supports personhood for all! 
Despite pressure from in-vitro clinics and others, our Senate sponsor Phil Williams
has announced that he will not compromise, amend, or even allow amendments to SB301!  Personhood will begin where human life begins!"

24. False Counsel of Missouri Roman Catholic Bishops and Missouri Right to "Life" [sic]
contributed to failure of Missouri Personhood Amendment 2010 petition drive

Posted May 24, 2011 / Revised and Edited May 30, 2011

25. Senator Glenn McConnell's opposition to Personhood and
support of selected Child-Murder-by-"Abortion" is not "honorable"

Letter to the Editor
Steve Lefemine, June 1, 2011

26. Both Mississippi 2011 GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Support the Mississippi Personhood Amendment
"GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Support the Mississippi Personhood Amendment" - Personhood USA article,
06/17/2011

27. URGENT (SC)
Question:  Will SC House Republicans vote for "Early Voting"
if the SC Senate will pass the Personhood Act
(
S.616) ???
June 21, 2011 (Corrected and Revised June 28, 2011)

28. South Carolina: These Are the 27 Men in the SC Senate Preventing the END of Child-Murder-by-"Abortion" in SC
June 22, 2011

29. Christian constitutionalist champion Georgia State Rep. Bobby Franklin found dead July 26, 2011

30. GA Rep. Bobby Franklin's Cause of Death "remains a mystery" ?
Published July 31, 2011 [ CCL ]

31. A Tribute to Georgia Rep. Bobby Franklin, Christian Constitutionalist and Statesman
"A Tribute to Rep. Bobby Franklin" compiled by Theonomy Resources, August 1, 2011
Includes: 1) Constitution Party of Georgia statement;
              2) Video: "Rep. Bobby Franklin defends the rights of unborn children"
                             [ CCL: on the floor of the 180-member Georgia House of Representatives ];
              3) Video: Covenant Commission statement


32. U.S. News & World Report - "Mississippi Voters May Change Abortion Debate" 
October 14, 2011
- Nov. 8, 2011 Vote on Mississippi State-level Personhood Constitutional Amendment

33. NY Times report:  Mississippi State-level Personhood Constitutional Amendment Vote on November 8, 2011
"Push for 'Personhood' Amendment Represents New Tack in Abortion Fight"
Published: October 25, 2011

34. Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi Response to Personhood Amendment to the Mississippi State Constitution
Letter from Diocesan Vicar General to Roman Catholic Priests in Biloxi Diocese
February 23, 2011

35. Don Wildmon, AFA - Vote 'yes' on Mississippi 'Personhood' Constitutional Amendment
Oct. 26, 2011

36. Mississippi Baptist Convention backs 'Personhood Amendment'

37. Family Research Council (FRC) supports Mississippi Personhood Amendment   
(Video) FRC's Ken Blackwell on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews
October 27, 2011

38. SunHerald.com - Biloxi (Mississippi) Roman Catholic Diocese takes no official stand on Initiative 26
"Biloxi Diocese takes no official stand on Initiative 26"
Posted Nov. 02, 2011

39. Endorsements of Mississippi Personhood Constitutional Amendment reported by Personhood USA
"Personhood USA Reports Unprecedented Endorsements for Yes on 26 Campaign"
11/04/2011

40. Virginia House Passes "Personhood" Bill, though subject to Roe v. Wade
      February 14, 2012 - Virginia's House of Delegates voted 66-32 to pass HB 1

41. Oklahoma Senate Passes Personhood Act by 34-8 Vote
     February 15, 2012 - Oklahoma Senate voted 34-8 to pass SB 1433