Toward a Personhood Amendment February 2009 By Judie Brown Judie Brown is president and cofounder of American Life League, the nation's largest grassroots prolife educational organization, and is currently serving her third five-year term as a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life in Rome. She is the author of seven books, most recently Saving Those Damned Catholics: A Defense of Catholic Teaching, and writes a syndicated daily commentary, "Straight Talk on Life," posted on the ALL website (www.all.org). She has appeared on 20/20, 60 Minutes, Mother Angelica Live, The O'Reilly Factor, Good Morning America, Today, Oprah, and Larry King Live. She is married to Paul A. Brown, with whom she has three children and ten grandchildren. For many years, American Life League has led the call for personhood as the single most important goal for those who truly want to abolish the tragic act of abortion in America. That goal, which is best achieved by amending the U.S. Constit