It Was a Good Night for Abortion Rights

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Voters had delivered a major pro-choice victory in August when they defeated a measure that would have amended the state constitution to declare it does not protect abortion rights, but anti-abortion lawmakers may still try to pass further restrictions in the future.
49% : Voters in these Democratic strongholds enshrined the right to abortion in their respective constitutions.
47% : "This won't restore abortion overnight, but it's is a step in the right direction," said Rachel Sweet of the abortion-rights coalition Protect Kentucky Access.
47% : Following Governor Ron DeSantis's sweeping victory, Republicans have a clear path to further restrict abortion in the Sunshine State as soon as the legislative session resumes in 2023.
46% : On Tuesday, voters angry at the overturning of Roe v. Wade delivered victories that'll ensure abortion will be protected in states that have become critical access points for patients traveling for care.
46% : However, the GOP-controlled state legislature is expected to pass further restrictions on abortion in its upcoming session, even if the courts block the 1849 ban.
45% : At this time, abortion remains legal in Montana as a challenge to a 20-week ban moves through the courts.
42% : The state, which currently bans abortion at 20 weeks, has become a critical point of access for patients hailing from all over the South.
41% :Exit polls showed that inflation and abortion were the top two issues driving voters in the midterm with 60 percent of voters saying the procedure should be legal in all or most cases.
39% : KentuckyVoters rejected Amendment 2, which would have established there is no right to abortion under the state constitution.
39% : PennsylvaniaDemocrat Josh Shapiro made abortion a centerpiece of his bid for governor, vowing to veto any bills restricting the procedure.
39% : The amendment would also criminalize health-care providers who fail to provide life-saving medical care to infants born after "natural or induced labor, cesarean section, induced abortion, or another method" -- a provision doctors feared would hamper their ability to provide palliative care to infants who are not expected to survive.
34% : Leading up to the midterm election, some strategists and high-profile elected officials publicly worried that a laser focus on abortion could backfire for Democrats.
34% : Clearly, Republican candidates' attempts to deflect questions about their record on abortion to the economy and crime didn't really work.
34% : WisconsinAbortion providers in Wisconsin stopped offering the procedure after the Dobbs decision out of fear of violating an 1849 law banning abortion.
33% : For now, the result won't have a practical impact on abortion, which remains illegal in the state.
26% : Like DeSantis, next year Kemp will likely face calls to further restrict abortion in the Peach State by signing a total ban into law.
25% : Even in a state as deeply red as Kentucky, where voters decisively reelected anti-abortion senator Rand Paul, a ballot measure that would have amended the state constitution to clarify that it does not protect the right to abortion was rejected.

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