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Former Pennsylvania Senator and current GOP Presidential contender Rick Santorum supports life. According to Personhood USA<\/a>, while campaigning in Oklahoma, Santorum signed a draft version of the Oklahoma Personhood petition. While Santorum\u2019s signature is only symbolic, due to residency requirements in Oklahoma, the GOP candidate\u2019s support is \u201cwelcomed emphatically,\u201d according to Personhood Oklahoma Director Dan Skerbitz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a press release on Wednesday<\/a>, Personhood USA reported that the petition drive for the Oklahoma Personhood Amendment is currently in progress. Some 13,000 volunteers are working across the state to get just over 155,000 signatures by the end of May. If that correct number is reached, the Amendment will be on the ballot in November, giving Oklahoma voters the opportunity to put a stop to abortion and provide equal rights to preborn children.<\/p>\n

According to Personhood USA\u2019s press release<\/a>, the Oklahoma Personhood Amendment defines \u201ca human being for the purpose of equal protection under the law.\u201d In the Oklahoma constitution, the word \u201cperson\u201d would \u201cinclude every human being, from the beginning of our lives, at fertilization \u2018regardless of place of residence, race, gender, age, disability, health, level of function, condition of dependency, or method of reproduction.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking at the National Presidential Pro-Life Forum that was sponsored by Personhood USA<\/a>, GOP Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum noted, \u201cWhen politicians say \u2018I believe life begins at conception,\u2019 that is conceding ground, and the ground that we concede is by using the terms \u2018believe.\u2019 Life beginning at conception is not a \u2018belief.\u2019 It\u2019s not an article of faith. It\u2019s an article of fact. It\u2019s biological fact that, in fact, that life begins at conception.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Wednesday\u2019s press release<\/a>, Personhood Oklahoma Director Dan Skerbitz, noted, \u201cOklahomans value God\u2019s precious gift that is the lives of our children, and we appreciate Rick Santorum\u2019s uncompromising position on this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can find out more about Personhood USA here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former Pennsylvania Senator and current GOP Presidential contender Rick Santorum supports life. According to Personhood USA, while campaigning in Oklahoma, Santorum signed a draft version of the Oklahoma Personhood petition. 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