Pro-life groups are celebrating a victory after Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota rejected bills enshrining the right to abortion in their constitutions, halting the spread of the issue nationwide.
Seven other states have approved measures enshrining the right to abortion in their constitutions: Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, and New York. According to to the New York Times. colorado and maryland Now there are no restrictions on procedures.
“We celebrate the lives saved by defeating pro-abortion ballot measures in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota,” Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said in a statement. “Voters stopped Kamala Harris, George Soros, and Governor George Soros from lying. [J.B.] He stopped Mr. Pritzker and the abortion industry from infiltrating states and repealing laws that protect unborn children and women. Pro-life states of Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota will disrupt abortion activists' track record and follow the example of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Pete Ricketts and Rep. Dusty Johnson in fighting for their lives. This shows that this is the way forward. ”
Missouri's action overturns the state's blanket abortion ban that went into effect after the Supreme Court's historic reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022.
some Some of the passed ballot initiatives place limits on procedures beyond the fetal lifespan (approximately 22 weeks of gestation), but allow health care providers to The law includes language allowing abortion up to birth at the discretion of the government. Mother's. of countermeasure We will not discuss the parameters of this exception in detail.
Demonstrators during an “abortion clinic buffer zone” protest outside the Scottish Parliament on September 24, 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)
In Nebraska, voters faced two opposing ballot initiatives. One would enshrine the right in the state constitution, and the other would uphold the state's 12-week ban. According to the NYT, voters passed the 12-week protection by a majority vote.
“Like the majority of Americans, Nebraskans want vulnerable women and their unborn children to be protected from at least the violence of late-term abortions,” Brian Birch, president of Catholic Vote, said in a statement. Ta. “Abortion Anytime, Any Reason, Abortion Is Taxpayer Funded Initiative 439’s proposal is far to the left even for many Americans who call themselves pro-abortion. Spreading disinformation on a massive scale. The multi-million out-of-state abortion industry that fueled the pandemic was ultimately not enough.
According to the New York Times, Florida's bill failed to meet the required 60% support in Tuesday's vote, keeping the state's six-week abortion ban in place. The amendment would allow states to block laws prohibiting pre-survival abortions and prevent post-survival abortions if “necessary to protect the health of the patient, in the judgment of the patient's health care provider.” They will probably approve the surgery. According to In the text of the proposed amendment. (Related: Highly controversial abortion ballot initiative fails in Florida, six-week ban remains)
South Dakota voter shoots down gun Amendment proposal According to the New York Times, that would have prevented any restrictions on abortion from early pregnancy until birth if it is deemed “necessary… to protect the life or health of a pregnant woman.” .
“The repeal of pro-abortion Amendment G is a huge victory for life,” Dannenfelser said in a statement. “South Dakota is a beacon of how the pro-life movement can win future ballot measure battles. When pro-life leaders speak out and expose the lies of the abortion industry, lives win. I will.”
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