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Well, it looks like three proposed ballot measures that were set up to alter or abolish abortions have been defeated. Shockingly, the South Dakota ban lost for the second time, 55-45%. In 2006, the law was defeated because it was too restricting. I personally predicted there would be enough people backing the it this year because it moderated the 2006 bill by making those crucial allowances for women who were raped, victims of incest, or are having a medical emergency.

Colorado’s ballot initiative was quite radical, sending it to crash and burn with a vote of 73-27. The bill proposed that fertilized eggs should be given full-on human rights.

California’s second push since 2004 to adapt parental notification laws was struck down again 52-48. The problem many people saw with it was that if a young woman declined to tell their parents for fear of what they would do, then she would have to turn her parents over to the authorities… so they would find out anyway…

On another note, California somehow decided to ban same-sex marriage, leaving a lot of people pissed off here in the Golden State, including about 90% of the people I work with, whose marriages are now either invalidated or now indefinitely held off. So…look for me on the news, as I will be at rally, after rally, after rally until we all have rights again.