Newt Gingrich doubled down on his support of fetal personhood, the idea that life begins at conception, expressing his support of personhood legislation now pending in the state legislature in Oklahoma. Via Personhood USA:
“I applaud the Republicans and the Democrats in the Oklahoma Senate who voted last week in favor of bipartisan personhood legislation,” said Gingrich. “As I have stated a number of times in this campaign, I support the personhood principle, and I support states finding ways to defend life by defining personhood under their state constitutions. It is my hope that Congress will one day pass pro-life legislation under the 14th Amendment that defines personhood as beginning at conception.”
In an interview in Oklahoma last week, Gingrich said, “It’s going to be controversial, but I think it’s the right question to ask and it’s moving in the right direction.”
Gingrich has been campaigning in Oklahoma, a Super Tuesday state. Oklahoma passed several anti-abortion laws in 2011, including fetal pain legislation banning abortion at 20 weeks and laws to prevent coverage of abortions in insurance plans.
