The Referendums KEEP coming….
State by STATE…..
They Keep get PASSED…..
State by STATE……
Ohio voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to enshrine protections for reproductive health services, including abortion, in the state constitution — the latest in a post-Roe streak of ballot box wins for the abortion rights movement.
The Associated Press called the race less than two hours after polls closed, and early counts showed the abortion rights initiative leading by double digits.
The results follow a long, bitter and expensive campaign that shows the continuing resonance of the issue more than a year after Roe v. Wade was overturned and the strength of ballot measures as a tool for advancing abortion rights in GOP-dominated states….
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Anti-abortion groups campaigning against the amendment focused on many of the same arguments that failed in six other states’ abortion ballot fights last year — including claims, disputed by their opponents, that the measure’s passage would strip away parental consent laws and all limits on abortions later in pregnancy.
But Ohio conservatives also shaped their strategy in response to those 2022 losses. They invested, for example, in targeted outreach to Black voters, students, and people who identify as “pro-choice” and encouraged early and absentee voting.
They were outraised, however, by abortion rights groups, which raked in triple the donations and purchased significantly more TV time….
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Here’s a old time judge NOT with the program……
A judge in Carson City District Court has struck down a petition guaranteeing reproductive rights in the Nevada Constitution.
On November 11, 2023, Judge James Russell listened to arguments for and against the initiative petition.
Jason Guinasso with the Coalition for Parents and Children argued the petition covered more than one subject which is against Nevada law. He told the judge, the petition doesn’t just mention reproductive rights, but abortion, birth control, prenatal care, and post-partum care. Not only that, Guinasso said the petition as written protects those who provide that care as well as those who facilitate that care.
Guinasso called it “log rolling” where the petition may address a topic the voter is interested in, then adds other subjects the voter may not know about. He also said the petition, if it ultimately became part of the constitution, would be an unfunded mandate, costing taxpayers here in Nevada.
Planned Parenthood, The American Civil Liberties Union, and Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom disagree with Guinasso’s assessment. Attorney Bradley Schrager who represented the group said show an 8th grade biology class the petition and ask them what the subjects had in common, they would answer “reproduction.”
The initiative petition supporters say they will appeal this decision to the Nevada State Supreme Court….
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