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Liberty Counsel has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Mississippi seeking an emergency injunction on behalf of Personhood Mississippi, an organization working to prevent abortions by amending the state Constitution to include the unborn in the definition of a person. The organization has gathered more than 85,000 signatures on a petition in support of the amendment.

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has interpreted the law to require an earlier deadline that will prevent many signatures on the petition from being counted, which could have the effect of keeping the proposed amendment off the ballot. It will undoubtedly result in many voters being denied the right to have their voices heard on the crucial issue of protection of the lives of innocent unborn children. Liberty Counsel is seeking to ensure that every signature is counted and that each person’s voice is heard and to protect Personhood Mississippi’s constitutional right to place its amendment on the ballot.

This lawsuit is particularly important because Mississippi is poised to become the first truly pro-life state in the nation. It is unfortunate that the Attorney General has chosen to usurp the role of the legislature and rewrite the deadline for filing petitions to amend the state Constitution. His actions have violated the constitutional rights of Personhood Mississippi and untold hundreds of Mississippi citizens whose voices will not be heard, much as the silent screams of the unborn that this effort seeks to protect have gone unheard for so many years.

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