Ohio voters head to the polls to decide amendment with implications for abortion rights

Aug 08, 2023 View Original Article
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"Since the Supreme Court last year ended a nationwide right to abortion, voters in three states backed state constitutional amendments ensuring access to the procedure."
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-2% Liberal
"Regardless of the outcome, attention will turn immediately to the November election on abortion."
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-4% Liberal
"More recently, abortion rights supporters gathered signatures at places like grocery stores, religious centers, large concerts and festivals in a quest to get a measure protecting access to abortion on the ballot this November."
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-6% Liberal
"The day the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, a ban went into effect in Ohio on abortion after fetal cardiac activity is detected, often at six weeks of pregnancy."
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-16% Liberal
"Supporters of Tuesday's measure argue that raising the threshold for constitutional amendments is about more than abortion."
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-20% Liberal
"They point to an array of other liberal-leaning issues that could appear on future ballots, such as raising the minimum wage and legalizing marijuana."
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-22% Liberal
"Because of those stakes, Tuesday's election has become a proxy fight over abortion."
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-26% Liberal
"Other groups have largely avoided discussion of abortion to talk about the issue on Tuesday's ballot."
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-28% Liberal
"In addition, voters in two conservative-leaning states rejected referendums that would have changed their constitutions to explicitly say they do not provide a right to abortion."
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-32% Liberal
"According to a criminal complaint, Robertson threatened the president in a social media post Monday, saying, I hear Biden is coming to Utah."
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-24% Liberal
"The complaint refers to the post as a willful true threat to kill or cause injury to kill President Biden, ABC reports."
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-26% Liberal
"A Utah man accused of threatening President Biden and other officials was shot and killed by FBI agents hours before the president was due to arrive in the state Wednesday."
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-32% Liberal
"In March, Robertson allegedly threatened to kill New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is leading the state criminal investigation of Donald Trump, Fox 13 reports."
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-46% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Since the Supreme Court last year ended a nationwide right to abortion, voters in three states backed state constitutional amendments ensuring access to the procedure.
48% : Regardless of the outcome, attention will turn immediately to the November election on abortion.
47% : More recently, abortion rights supporters gathered signatures at places like grocery stores, religious centers, large concerts and festivals in a quest to get a measure protecting access to abortion on the ballot this November.
42% :The day the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, a ban went into effect in Ohio on abortion after fetal cardiac activity is detected, often at six weeks of pregnancy.
40% : Supporters of Tuesday's measure argue that raising the threshold for constitutional amendments is about more than abortion.
39% : They point to an array of other liberal-leaning issues that could appear on future ballots, such as raising the minimum wage and legalizing marijuana.
37% : Because of those stakes, Tuesday's election has become a proxy fight over abortion.
36% :Other groups have largely avoided discussion of abortion to talk about the issue on Tuesday's ballot.
34% : In addition, voters in two conservative-leaning states rejected referendums that would have changed their constitutions to explicitly say they do not provide a right to abortion.

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