In 2022, protecting abortion rights was a winning issue in the six states that sawballot initiativesrelated to abortion: That year, voters in the red states ofKansas, Kentucky and Montana rejected measures that would have restricted or removed existing protections for abortion access in...
Contrary to Kirk’s claims, the 2023 law clearlystates: “An infant who is born alive shall be fully recognized as a human person, and accorded immediate protection under the law.” As 10Newsreported, citing a doctor who supports abortion rights, the law was designed to make “sure doctors...
wherevoters emphatically backedenshrining reproductive rights in the state Constitution —Republican lawmakers have resorted todenying the results, attempting to strip courts of the ability to interpret the amendments, or trying to make it harder for citizen-led initiatives to appear on ballots. ...
Nebraska has a 12-week abortion ban that was enacted in 2023. Abortion access advocates have been working to embed abortion rights in the state constitution with a proposed ballot initiative that would establish the right to an abortion until viability and ensure legal protection for maternal health...
This fall's fight over abortion rights in Ohio cost a combined $70 million, campaign finance reports filed Friday show. Voters overwhelming passed November's Issue 1, which guaranteed an individual's right "to make and carry out one's own reproductive decisions," making Ohio the seventh state...
Missouri voters could decide whether to restore abortion rights if proposed constitutional amendments make it on the 2024 ballot.
“The urgency of this moment in our nation’s history demands immediate action from us all,” said Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada Executive Director Lindsey Harmon in a statement. “Abortion rights and access in this country are in peril like never before despite the fact that the broad majorit...
Gambling on the constitution: Abortion rights and the 2023 constitution-making process in Chile:doi:10.1177/20531680241303754ConstitutionsabortionChileLatin Americaconjoint experimentsWhen submitted to popular ratification, new constitutions tend to be approved. Chilean voters, however, rejected the proposal put...
MORE: Abortion-related questions will appear on the ballot in 10 states this November New York state has a ballot measure that would change the constitution's equal rights amendment to protect against discrimination for pregnancy outcomes, including abortion. ...
Yet the fate of reproductive rights in the Sun Belt is far from sealed. Abortion opponents have vowed to challenge the initiative in state court, and if they aren’t successful there in striking it down, push for another ballot measure next cycle to overturn...