Abortion in 2022 midterms: How did the states vote?

Nov 09, 2022 View Original Article
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"After viability, abortion is permitted to save the woman's life."
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"The Citizens to Support MI Women and Children coalition, which includes the Michigan Catholic Conference, advised pro-life citizens to vote no on the amendment."
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2% Conservative
"In Vermont, citizens voted to pass the constitutional amendment Article 22, also known as Proposal 5, which promotes abortion."
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : After viability, abortion is permitted to save the woman's life.
51% : The Citizens to Support MI Women and Children coalition, which includes the Michigan Catholic Conference, advised pro-life citizens to vote no on the amendment.
51% : In Vermont, citizens voted to pass the constitutional amendment Article 22, also known as Proposal 5, which promotes abortion.
49% : After viability, California allows abortion when a woman's life or health is threatened.
47% :California currently allows abortion for any reason before viability, when a baby can survive outside the womb -- generally considered to begin around 24 weeks of pregnancy.
47% :Abortion is legal up until birth in the state.
45% :Michigan's proposed constitutional amendment, Proposal 3, will advance abortion in that state.
45% : The group said it would "radically distort Michigan's Constitution to create a new unlimited right to abortion.""This poorly-worded amendment would repeal dozens of state laws, including our state's ban on tax-funded abortions, the partial-birth abortion ban, and fundamentally alter the parent-child relationship by preventing parents from having input on their children's health," the group said.
42% : On the ballot, the amendment is identified as a "proposal to amend the state constitution to establish new individual right to reproductive freedom, including right to make all decisions about pregnancy and abortion; allow state to regulate abortion in some cases; and forbid prosecution of individuals exercising established right."

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