In this fall's midterm elections, ballot initiatives will be an important avenue for securing women’s rights. Here are some we're keeping an eye on:
On Aug. 2, Kansas primary voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the Republican-dominated state Legislature to severely restrict access to abortion. The amendment was a response to a 2019 state Supreme Court decision in, which established that the Kansas Bill of Rights includes a right to abortion.
Some 59 percent of voters cast ballots against the proposed amendment in an election with a strong turnout—especially among Democrats and Independents—compared to the 2018 midterm primary. This despite the fact that there were no heavily contested Democratic primary races that would have pulled in their votes, and Independents in Kansas are not allowed to vote in partisan candidate races.
In the November elections, there will be five more ballot measures on abortion across the U.S.—the most on record for any single year.’s Bill of Rights to declare that there is no state constitutional right to abortion. Supporters backed the measure to forestall Kentucky courts from making a ruling similar to the Kansas Supreme Court’sProtect Kentucky Access is leading the campaign against the amendment.
By contrast, three states have ballot measures that would add explicit protections for abortion to state constitutions. While courts in nine states have ruled that provisions related to privacy or personal autonomy secure the right to abortion, and other states have guaranteed this right through statute, no state currently provides an explicit constitutional protection for abortion. Voters in Vermont, California and Michigan have the opportunity to change that.
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