Voters In Two States Approved Abortion Restrictions On Tuesday

[appalachiablue]

Source: Time

7 hrs. ago.

Two out of three states that were considering adding restrictions on abortion approved ballot measures on Tuesday.

In Alabama and West Virginia, voters approved measures that would set the stage for significantly restricting access to the procedure if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court. Another measure in Oregon failed.

The votes come as a new conservative majority on the nation’s highest court has made abortion rights supporters nervous. A Pew Research Center poll found that 61% of Democrats said abortion was “very important” to their vote this year, up from 38% in 2008.

Here’s a look at the three ballot measures. Alabama. Voters in Alabama approved an amendment to the state’s constitution that would effectively give a fetus the same rights as a person who has been born. Amendment 2 would add language to the Alabama constitution that would “recognize and support the sanctity of unborn life and the rights of unborn children.”

The ballot measure also says the state “does not protect the right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.” -More...


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Alabama voters approved an amendment to the state constitution that would in essence give a fetus the same rights as a person who has been born; amendment 2 would “recognize and support the sanctity of unborn life and the rights of unborn children.” The ballot measure also says the AL constitution “does not protect the right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.”

Advocates of abortion rights are concerned this could make it more difficult for women to get access to abortion through the courts, or that it could lead to criminalizing contraception or in-vitro fertilization. Some also worry the amendment would effectively outlaw abortion in Alabama if Roe v. Wade does get overturned.

[elmac]

1. A young friend in Alabama was excied to vote against this violation

but she was very upset when it passed, and rightly so. Old, angry white men telling her what she can or can't do to her own body. The stench of religion has no place in anything, let alone politics.

[Racerdog1]

2. Can't fix stupid.

Alabama and West Virginia, these states rate at or near the bottom for education. People in these states and much of the south have been screwed over for decades by religious folks all to willing to take their money and their minds.

[0rganism]

3. imho, the Oregon measure was a recon op

they know Oregon is too liberal to approve such malarkey, but by how much? now they have a read on it, they'll be calibrating other state measures accordingly, moving on swing states next year, and at least one of the AL/WV restrictions will probably get challenged all the way to the "new & improved" SCOTUS to hand complete control back to the states.

[OnlinePoker]

4. I'll bet god aborted a lot of babies (and newborns) when he caused the flood. n/t

[Buckeyeblue]

5. Businesses won't move to states that restrict abortion

Younger talent would not want to live in such states. It will be interesting to see the long term impacts in states that want to limit abortion or other reproductive rights to see if the good jobs flee.