Election News: Pro-life amendment fails in Kentucky, news outlet projects

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : In Vermont,citizens voted to enshrine abortion in that state's constitution, a local news outlet projected Tuesday night.
45% : Three states -- California, Michigan, and Vermont -- are proposing constitutional amendments to advance abortion.
43% : The measures follow the Supreme Court's June decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and freed states to legislate on abortion.
40% : The Yes for Life alliance, which includes the Catholic Conference of Kentucky, asked pro-life citizens to vote yes.
39% : It reads: "To protect human life, nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion."
38% : Voters did not support a ballot measure called Amendment 2 that would have amended the state constitution to say there is no right to abortion, LEX 18 News in Lexington, Kentucky, reported.
38% : As a state, Kentucky currently prohibits abortion with exceptions for saving a woman's life or preventing serious risk to her physical health.
38% : Opposing the amendment, the Protect Kentucky Access coalition claimed that the amendment would "pave the way for the state to ban abortion in all cases."
36% : Americans in five states voted on the issue of abortion during the 2022 midterm elections.
35% : Kentucky voted on a pro-life measure -- Amendment 2 -- which says the state's constitution does not protect abortion.

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