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More than 10 states have abortions on the ballot: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, and South Dakota.
From Breitbart. A proposed amendment in Arizona would enshrine the right to abortion throughout pregnancy into the state constitution and undo the current 15-week restriction.
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The abortion measure will appear on the Arizona ballot as “Proposition 139,” and is being put forward by Arizona for Abortion Access …
The measure would amend the Arizona constitution to declare that “every individual has a fundamental right to abortion” and bars the state from doing anything that:
Denies, restricts, or interferes with that right before fetal viability unless justified by a compelling state interest that is achieved by the least restrictive means.
Denies, restricts, or interferes with an abortion after fetal viability that, in the good faith judgment of a treating health care professional, is necessary to protect the life or physical or mental health of the pregnant individual.
Penalizes any individual or entity for aiding or assisting a pregnant individual in exercising that individual’s right to abortion as provided in this section.
Abortion is currently restricted in Arizona after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which is when an unborn baby is believed to be capable of feeling pain. The law contains exceptions for life of the mother and serious medical emergencies. …
The abortion measure needs a simple majority to pass.
Opponents of the measure argue it could have a host of other consequences if it passes, including scrapping the state’s parental consent law, which requires minors to get permission from their parents before having an abortion. …
The pro-life groups further argue that measure could “enable human traffickers and smugglers to continually exploit women and minors if and when they are raped,” noting Arizona’s location as a border state.
Local media has parsed through the parental consent claim, pointing out that while parental consent would not be immediately wiped out, the law could likely become the subject of a court battle, should the measure pass.
Arizona is one of ten states where abortion is on the ballot in November. …
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