Ballot Battles: Abortion Access Approved by Voters in These States, but Marijuana Votes Were MixedPosted by On


Along with voting for candidates for the House and Senate on Tuesday, voters also weighed in on special ballot initiatives across the country. The biggest headlines came in several blue states where residents approved pro-abortion measures. 

In Michigan, a constitutional amendment enshrining “reproductive freedom” as a right was passed.

Vermonters also voted in favor of a measure protecting access to abortion.

Meanwhile, California passed an amendment declaring abortion a “fundamental right.”

In Kentucky, voters rejected a pro-life measure that would have kept abortion from ever being added as a right to the state constitution. The amendment’s defeat will have no practical impact on the right to an abortion if a sweeping ban on the procedure that was approved by lawmakers survives a legal challenge presently before the state Supreme Court.

But the amendment’s rejection leaves open the possibility that abortion could be declared a state right by the court.

Meanwhile, Montana’s pro-life ballot measure is still undecided. That measure would decide whether infants who survive an abortion would be given status as “legal persons.”

Other Initiatives on the Ballot in States

A Tennessee constitutional amendment that would remove the present ban on ministers serving in the state legislature is still undecided. But a Wednesday morning check by CBN News on Amendment 4 shows with 55% of precincts reporting, the “Yes” votes in favor of repealing the ban are ahead with 845,742 votes…

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