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'''Abortion ballot initiatives''' in the wake of the overturning of ''Roe v. Wade'' include the following:<ref>https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/07/lawsuit-asks-ohio-supreme-court-to-block-abortion-rights-measure-from-november-ballot.html</ref> | '''Abortion ballot initiatives''' in the wake of the overturning of ''Roe v. Wade'' include the following:<ref>https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/07/lawsuit-asks-ohio-supreme-court-to-block-abortion-rights-measure-from-november-ballot.html</ref> | ||
| − | *[[Ohio Issue 1]], on August 8, 2023 | + | *[[Ohio Issue 1]], on August 8, 2023, in which the [[pro-abortion]] side won based on massive spending and [[early voting]], by 57-43% |
| − | *Michigan, Vermont and California approved abortion rights ballot | + | *Michigan, Vermont and California approved abortion rights ballot initiatives |
| − | *Kansas, Kentucky and Montana defeated [[pro-life]] | + | *Kansas, Kentucky and Montana defeated [[pro-life]] ballot initiatives |
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| + | In [[Kansas]], 59% voted against a ballot initiative to clarify that there is no right to [[abortion]] in its state constitution. In [[Michigan]], 56% voted to add a [[pro-abortion]] clause to its state constitution. The Michigan vote was funded by many tens of millions of dollars by [[pro-abortion]] interests, and swept [[Dem]]s into control of the state legislature on its coattails. | ||
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| + | == Upcoming == | ||
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| + | In addition to a planned [[pro-abortion]] ballot in Ohio in November 2023 or 2024, "abortion rights activists in Arizona, Florida and Missouri are working to get similar measures before voters next year — races anti-abortion groups are warning they will lose without more resources."<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/10/anti-abortion-movement-defeat-ohio-00110543</ref> | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[https://www.vox.com/policy/23784409/abortion-ballot-measure-ohio-reproductive-rights-2024 Summary for late 2023 and 2024] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:13, September 10, 2024
- See also: abortion ballot 2022
- See also: abortion ballot 2024
Abortion ballot initiatives in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade include the following:[1]
- Ohio Issue 1, on August 8, 2023, in which the pro-abortion side won based on massive spending and early voting, by 57-43%
- Michigan, Vermont and California approved abortion rights ballot initiatives
- Kansas, Kentucky and Montana defeated pro-life ballot initiatives
In Kansas, 59% voted against a ballot initiative to clarify that there is no right to abortion in its state constitution. In Michigan, 56% voted to add a pro-abortion clause to its state constitution. The Michigan vote was funded by many tens of millions of dollars by pro-abortion interests, and swept Dems into control of the state legislature on its coattails.
Upcoming
In addition to a planned pro-abortion ballot in Ohio in November 2023 or 2024, "abortion rights activists in Arizona, Florida and Missouri are working to get similar measures before voters next year â races anti-abortion groups are warning they will lose without more resources."[2]