Kansas votes on amending state constitution to clarify there’s no ‘right’ to abortion
The measure would correct a Kansas Supreme Court precedent that has interfered with pro-life laws since 2019.
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Pennsylvania Senate approves amendment declaring no right to abortion in state constitution
Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf, meanwhile, has signed an executive order to protect the abortion industry.
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The Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe reestablished the primacy of the Constitution
Justice Samuel Alito's opinion in the Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling shows that if a right is not enshrined in the Constitution's original text or in an amendment, then state legislatures should decide.
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Attorney General withdraws Virginia from lawsuit to revive pro-abortion Equal Rights Amendment
Virginia's legitimate deadline for ratifying the controversial ERA has long since expired.
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Vermont House OKs constitutional amendment to codify ‘right’ to abortion
Proposal 5 now goes to the people of the state to vote on in the November election.
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Iowa passes constitutional amendment declaring no right to abortion
The legislation, which also was approved in the House, is a response to the state Supreme Court's 'egregious usurpation of power' in a 2018 decision.
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Kentucky legislators push to amend state constitution to clarify: no right to abortion
Several states have pursued similar language, which would not directly affect abortion policy but would prevent the courts from inventing a state-level ‘right’ to abortion and using it as a basis to strike down pro-life laws.
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Priest: Kansas Supreme Court’s pro-abortion ruling is a mind-numbing contradiction
The very assertion of the right to life implies the right to take life?
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Kansas Senate passes constitutional amendment rebuking ‘right’ to abortion
The legislation now goes to the House, where a two-thirds majority needed for passage is not a sure thing.
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After pro-abortion state supreme court ruling, Kansas moves pro-life constitutional amendment
Pro-life supporters filled a Statehouse hearing room to offer testimony in support of the amendment.
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