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Florida votes against enshrining abortion rights into state constitution

Florida votes against enshrining abortion rights into state constitution



Ballot measure that would have rolled back state’s six-week ban does not pass in devastating blow for advocatesFlorida voters defeated a measure to enshrine abortion access into the state constitution, a devastating blow for advocates who had hoped to roll back the state’s six-week abortion ban and continue their now-broken streak of ballot-measure victories.A total of 10 states voted on abortion-related ballot initiatives on Tuesday; results are forthcoming in the other nine. Four of those states could overturn post-Roe abortion bans and restore access. Continue reading…



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Author : Carter Sherman

Publish date : 2024-11-06 01:49:04

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