Difference between revisions of "Abortion referenda"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Created page with "'''Abortion referenda''' include 5 ballot initiatives concerning abortion in 2022:<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/2022_abortion-related_ballot_measures</ref> {| class="wikit...") |
(expanded) |
||
| Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
|} | |} | ||
| + | == Other states that passed pro-life amendments to Constitution == | ||
| + | Four other states had pased pro-life ballot initiatives which prohibit judicial interpretation of their state constitutions to authorize abortion, as of July 2022: | ||
| + | *Tennessee (2014), overruling the ruling by the Tennessee Supreme Court in ''Planned Parenthood v. Sundquist'' (2000) | ||
| + | *Alabama (2018) | ||
| + | *West Virginia (2018), overruling the ruling by the West Virginia Supreme Court in ''Women’s Health Center v. Panepinto'' (1993) (requiring funding of abortion by Medicaid) | ||
| + | *Louisiana (2020) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[category:abortion]] | [[category:abortion]] | ||
Revision as of 21:14, July 25, 2022
Abortion referenda include 5 ballot initiatives concerning abortion in 2022:[1]
| State | Date | Name | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | Nov. 8 | Proposition 1 | creates unlimited right to abortion (and contraceptives), and bans pro-life laws. |
| Kansas | Aug. 2 | Amendment | Nothing in state constitution creates a right to abortion or requires funding of it, and the state legislature may pass pro-life laws |
| Kentucky | Nov. 8 | Amendment | Nothing in state constitution creates a right to abortion or requires funding of it |
| Montana | Nov. 8 | LR-131 | protects all infants born alive and requires medical care for them, declaring them to be legal persons |
| Vermont | Nov. 8 | Proposal 5 | amends the state constitution to create a new right to personal reproductive autonomy, a code term for abortion |
Other states that passed pro-life amendments to Constitution
Four other states had pased pro-life ballot initiatives which prohibit judicial interpretation of their state constitutions to authorize abortion, as of July 2022:
- Tennessee (2014), overruling the ruling by the Tennessee Supreme Court in Planned Parenthood v. Sundquist (2000)
- Alabama (2018)
- West Virginia (2018), overruling the ruling by the West Virginia Supreme Court in Women’s Health Center v. Panepinto (1993) (requiring funding of abortion by Medicaid)
- Louisiana (2020)