Title

Constitutional Definition of a Person. Fertilized Human Eggs. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Attorney General No.

13-0020

Secretary of State No.

1611

Description

Extends constitutional protections of due process and equal protection to all fertilized human eggs by redefining "person" as including each and every human organism from the commencement of biological development. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Potentially significant costs to state and local governments from the establishment of due process and equal protection rights for zygotes, embryos, and fetuses.

Proponents

Walter V. Hoye II, Gilbert Montelongo, Ronnie D. Allen, Harold M. Hervey, Jesse Lee Peterson, George McKinney, and Bruce Rivers (510) 225-4056

Date

9-27-2013

Document Type

Initiative

Qualified

Failed to Qualify

Recommended Citation

Constitutional Definition of a Person. Fertilized Human Eggs. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. California Initiative 1611 (2013).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1820