NBC New York Article RatingKentucky Rejects Anti-Abortion Constitutional Amendment in Surprise Victory for Reproductive Rights
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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| "The amendment put before voters Tuesday was an attempt by anti-abortion activists to shield the state's ban from legal challenges by making it ironclad under the state constitution." | Positive | 24% Conservative |
| "The defeat of the amendment in Kentucky is another indication that there are limits to anti-abortion politics even in conservative states." | Positive | 24% Conservative |
| "In another important victory for reproductive rights, Michigan on Tuesday voted to protect abortion as right under its state constitution." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "California and Vermont also voted to protect abortion as a right under their state constitutions in Tuesday's midterm elections." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "The establishment of abortion as a right under Michigan's constitution comes after the fall of Roe raised the possibility that a 91-year-old ban on the procedure could go back into effect." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Michigan, California and Vermont voted to protect abortion as a right Tuesday." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "A solid majority of midterm voters nationwide, some 60" | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "And 27" | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Although abortion remains illegal in Kentucky, the defeat of the constitutional amendment will make it easier for reproductive rights activists to fight the ban in state courts." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Kentucky baed abortion immediately after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Republican Sen. Mitch McCoell has represented the state in Washington since 1985." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Kentucky has not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1996." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "On Tuesday, Kentucky re-elected Republican Sen. Rand Paul, another deeply conservative politician." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
62% : The amendment put before voters Tuesday was an attempt by anti-abortion activists to shield the state's ban from legal challenges by making it ironclad under the state constitution.62% :The defeat of the amendment in Kentucky is another indication that there are limits to anti-abortion politics even in conservative states.
51% : In another important victory for reproductive rights, Michigan on Tuesday voted to protect abortion as right under its state constitution.
45% : California and Vermont also voted to protect abortion as a right under their state constitutions in Tuesday's midterm elections.
43% : The establishment of abortion as a right under Michigan's constitution comes after the fall of Roe raised the possibility that a 91-year-old ban on the procedure could go back into effect.
42% : Michigan, California and Vermont voted to protect abortion as a right Tuesday.
42% : A solid majority of midterm voters nationwide, some 60%, said abortion should be legal, according to NBC News exit polls.
38% : And 27% of voters said abortion was the most important issue for them, behind only inflation among voters' concerns, according to the exit polls.
37% : Although abortion remains illegal in Kentucky, the defeat of the constitutional amendment will make it easier for reproductive rights activists to fight the ban in state courts.
35% :Kentucky banned abortion immediately after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.