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In January 2023, the Minnesota state legislature passed a bill enshrining women's reproductive rights, including the right to legal abortion and contraception, into Minnesota statutes. The Minnesota Supreme Court had previously ruled in 1995 that the Minnesota state constitution conferred a right to abortion. [113]
Seven of the 10 states that sought to enshrine reproductive freedoms in the 2024 elections prevailed, and in some cases, the new constitutional amendments will overrule existing abortion bans
Abortion in Minnesota is legal at all stages of pregnancy [1] [2] and is restricted only to standards of good medical practice. [3] [4] The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled the Minnesota Constitution conferred a right to an abortion in 1995 and the DFL-led Minnesota Legislature passed and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law a bill in 2023 to recognize a right to reproductive freedom and ...
That same year, Kansas voters rejected a constitutional amendment banning abortion. In the 2023 off-year election, voters in red state Ohio passed Issue 1, a ballot measure that enshrined abortion ...
These are the 10 states that have abortion ballot measures in 2024. ... R eproductive rights have taken center stage in the lead-up to the 2024 election, and 10 states have measures on the ballot ...
The good news: For millions of them voting in the 10 states below, hope is on the ballot next week in the form of initiatives—issues or laws decided during a general election—that would ...
From grassroots to ballots. In Maryland and New York, the ballot measures were proposed and approved by lawmakers. But in all the other 8 states, citizen groups waged campaigns to get abortion on ...
(Reuters) -Abortion was on the ballot in 10 U.S. states in Tuesday's election, including battleground states that play critical roles in the presidential race and the fight for control of Congress.