Vermont
Vermont votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution
A truck drives by marketing campaign indicators opposing and supporting a proposed modification to the Vermont structure that might assure entry to reproductive rights, together with abortion, by the facet of the highway in on Nov. 3, 2022 in Middlesex, Vt.
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A truck drives by marketing campaign indicators opposing and supporting a proposed modification to the Vermont structure that might assure entry to reproductive rights, together with abortion, by the facet of the highway in on Nov. 3, 2022 in Middlesex, Vt.
Wilson Ring/AP
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BURLINGTON, Vt. — In a statewide referendum on Tuesday, Vermonters handed Article 22, the Reproductive Liberty Modification, in keeping with a name by The Related Press. The modification broadly protects “private reproductive autonomy until justified by a compelling State curiosity.”
The modification provides one other layer of safety in Vermont that abortion rights advocates say is important within the wake of the U.S. Supreme Courtroom’s choice to overturn Roe v. Wade. The fitting to an abortion is already protected in Vermont underneath a 2019 state legislation.
The modification was largely anticipated to go within the left-leaning state. Two consecutive state legislatures authorised the proposed modification earlier than it was added to the poll. Republican Gov. Phil Scott has additionally signaled his help for the modification.
Nonetheless, within the leadup to Election Day, anti-abortion teams spent tons of of hundreds of {dollars} on canvassing companies and advert campaigns to persuade Vermonters to vote no. Some critics of the brand new constitutional modification stated its language is overly broad. Others had been involved that it might permit for late-term abortions.
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