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Mar 15 2024
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Medical marijuana and abortion rights could be on Nebraska ballot
Nebraska voters could be voting on several controversial ballot initiatives this November, including legalizing medical cannabis, enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution, requiring paid sick leave, and establishing a consumption tax—if they meet the July 3 deadline for signature collections. If approved, they’ll join a referendum already on the ballot aiming to repeal a law
"USA Today" ContributorApr 09 2024
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Effort to enshrine right to abortion in Maine Constitution comes up short in first votes
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — An effort to amend the Maine Constitution to enshrine the right to an abortion has come up short of the necessary threshold in initial votes, giving the resolution dim prospects moving forward. The Maine House voted 76-68 Tuesday in favor of the proposal but failed to reach the two-thirds majority that would be needed to send it to voters for ratification. The same thing
Associated PressApr 01 2024
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Florida Supreme Court upholds 15-week abortion ban, allows abortion rights amendment to appear on the November ballot
In a pair of significant decisions, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday to uphold a 15-week ban on abortion in the state, while also allowing a proposed amendment that would enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution to appear on the November ballot. The conservative-leaning court's decision on the 15-week ban also means that a six-week abortion ban, with exceptions for rape,
NBC News (Online)Apr 13 2024
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'Basic human rights': Flagstaff protesters say abortion ruling should spur people to vote
FLAGSTAFF — Three days after the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a 160-year-old law that bans abortions and punishes doctors who provide them, a large crowd gathered outside of Flagstaff City Hall on Friday evening to protest the decision. With an Arizona state flag waving alongside them, the protesters spanned genders and generations. Many displayed signs expressing support for reproductive
AZ CentralApr 08 2024
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Women’s studies conference in Kentucky to attack ‘right wing’ laws on abortion, trans issues
The University of Kentucky will soon hold its 5th annual Gender and Women’s Studies conference, with this year’s theme focused on decrying so-called “right-wing … injustices.” “Justice on Trial” is the theme for the Aug. 31 conference, as “right-wing parties” have “paved the way for conservative laws that harm the bodily autonomy of women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and other marginalized
The College FixApr 08 2024
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Trump promises abortion rights will be decided by states if re-elected, sidestepping national ban
Former President Donald Trump declined to endorse a national abortion ban Monday, instead saying that abortion laws should be left to the states. “My view is now that we have abortion where everyone wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps both. And whatever they decide must be the law of the land. In this case, the law of the state,”
New York Post (News)Apr 11 2024
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Trump can't escape the firestorm over abortion rights — just like Joe Biden hoped
Former President Donald Trump can't escape the issue of abortion rights.
Trump likely hoped that he could settle the issue with an over 4-minute-long video in which he said the future of abortion rights should be settled at the state level. Just days later, the Arizona state Supreme Court issued a ruling that provided a stark reminder that relegating the issue to the state level isn't a
Business InsiderApr 01 2024
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Florida voters will decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize pot in November
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court issued rulings Monday allowing the state’s voters to decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational use of marijuana, rejecting the state attorney general’s arguments that the measures should be kept off the November ballot. The proposed amendment would protect the right to an abortion after the state in back-to-back years
Washington PostApr 01 2024
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Florida top court lets abortion rights ballot measure go to voters
April 1 (Reuters) - Florida's top court on Monday cleared the way for voters to decide whether to amend the state's constitution to establish a right to abortion, rejecting a bid by the Republican state attorney general to keep the measure off the Nov. 5 ballot. The proposal's backers in January secured the required number of signatures to put it on the ballot. It would ban laws that "prohibit
ReutersApr 14 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris to promote Nevada's abortion rights ballot measure during campaign stop
During a campaign stop in Las Vegas on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris will promote Nevada's ballot measure to enshrine abortion access in the state constitution. The Biden-Harris campaign will help collect signatures for the ballot initiative, a Biden-Harris campaign official told CBS News. In Nevada, the initiative is being led by Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom political action
CBS News (Online)