Voters will have a say on abortion in 5 states with high-stakes ballot measures
The referendums come months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark ruling that had guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion.
Nov. 5, 2022, 6:00 AM CDT
By Melissa Chan
Millions of voters will soon determine the fate of abortion access in a handful of states, including Michigan, which could become the first to make an abortion ban permanently unenforceable since the fall of Roe v. Wade.
At the polls Tuesday, voters in California, Michigan and Vermont will decide whether to enshrine reproductive freedom rights in their state constitutions, while voters in Kentucky could do the opposite and explicitly conclude there should be no such protections.
In Montana, if a ballot initiative passes, health care providers in the state could face criminal charges if they do not take “reasonable actions” to save an infant who is born alive, including after an attempted abortion.
The measure and its proposed punishments, including up to 20 years behind bars and a maximum $50,000 fine, have been met with fierce opposition from medical providers.
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