ADA, Okla. – The contentious question about whether a fertilized human egg is a person will go before the U.S. Supreme Court.
A national anti-abortion group said it has appealed the Oklahoma Supreme Court decision rejecting a citizens petition calling for a statewide vote on the question.
The Oklahoma court ruled in April that the petition was unconstitutional, citing federal court precedents in abortion cases.
Keith Mason, founder of Personhood USA, said the appeal is based on the argument that Oklahoma voters have a constitutional right to express their preference “on such a critical issue as life.”
