Newsweek reports on the “personhood movement” within the pro-life community:

The idea that life begins at conception has always been at the center of anti-abortion-rights ideology but rarely pursued as a legislative goal. Instead, activists set their sights on smaller, more obtainable restrictions on abortion, such as requiring ultrasounds or parental consent for minors. The personhood amendment can be understood as a backlash to that approach. “We’re saying let’s get down to business,” says Cal Zastrow, cofounder of Personhood USA. “We don’t want restrictions. We want to abolish the murder of children, and a personhood amendment does that.” The rise of personhood as a political strategy reflects a rising frustration among activists, who say the incremental approach has done little to reduce abortions in the United States.