Al Cross: Voters have their say on abortion; now the courts can, then the legislature

Nov 11, 2022 View Original Article
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"And he cited Section 5 of the constitution, which guarantees religious freedom, and said the idea that human life begins at conception is a distinctly Christian and Catholic belief."
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"Perhaps the greatest examples are Prohibition and abortion."
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"Another law Fischer supported, also passed in 2019, bans abortion if fetal cardiac activity can be detected."
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "And he cited Section 5 of the constitution, which guarantees religious freedom, and said the idea that human life begins at conception "is a distinctly Christian and Catholic belief.
45% : Perhaps the greatest examples are Prohibition and abortion.
44% : Another law Fischer supported, also passed in 2019, bans abortion if fetal cardiac activity can be detected.
44% : Then the courts will have another say, and the legislature may propose another amendment to redefine our basic principles.
43% : Most don't like abortion, but they want more reasonable exceptions and boundaries.
42% :Prohibition still exists under local option, but abortion is not an issue on which voters usually get to make decisions.
40% : In other words, courts should not be able to find those hard, life-and-death things in the somewhat fuzzy principles of the constitution - and thus leave in place one of the nation's strictest bans on abortion.
40% : So, next Tuesday, the state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit aimed at getting a decision that could be Kentucky's version of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that created a national right to abortion.
37% : The trigger law bans abortion unless needed to save or prevent "substantial risk" to the woman's life, or prevent permanent damage to a life-sustaining organ.
32% : The question on Tuesday's ballot was whether the state constitution should say that it shall not "be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or the funding of abortion."

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