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Missouri Republicans consider amendment to repeal ‘right’ to abortion in state constitution

As the second half of the 2025 session begins in the Missouri Legislature, Republicans are debating whether to attempt an amendment to undo the state’s recently enshrined 'right' to abortion.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Mar 26, 2025Mar 27, 2025

Washington state constitutional amendment seeks ‘right’ to abortion, gender transitions

Democrat lawmakers in Washington introduced a state constitutional amendment to enshrine a 'right' to abortion-on-demand and gender transition 'treatment' at the same time.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Mar 5, 2025

Virginia Senate passes amendment to declare abortion a ‘fundamental right’ in state constitution

The Virginia Senate voted 21-19 to advance a proposed constitutional amendment that could lead to declaring abortion at any point of pregnancy a ‘fundamental right’ in 2026.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Feb 4, 2025Feb 5, 2025

Governor DeSantis tells March for Life: Florida is ‘where woke goes to die’ and ‘babies go to live’

Ron DeSantis told the 2025 March for Life crowd that his support for a heartbeat law and battle to defeat pro-abortion Amendment 4 in Florida prove that standing for life is not a political liability.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Jan 24, 2025Jan 24, 2025

Florida pro-abortion group behind failed amendment pays heavy fines over fraud allegations

‘Floridians Protecting Freedom,’ the group behind a failed pro-abortion amendment in Florida, has paid tens of thousands of dollars in fines to the state, agreeing not to continue battling allegations about signature collection fraud without expressly admitting guilt.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Jan 3, 2025Jan 3, 2025

Virginia pro-lifers must urge voters to reject proposed pro-abortion amendment

Ten states have passed constitutional amendments supporting the right to abortion, so pro-lifers in Virginia are justifiably worried as it becomes the next target this January.

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Susan T. Muskett

• Dec 11, 2024

West Virginia approves state constitutional amendment banning euthanasia

Amendment 1, which narrowly passed on Election Day, ensures that a future state legislature will not be able to legalize physician assisted suicide in West Virginia.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Nov 15, 2024

Radical pro-abortion amendments pass in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Montana, and Nevada

The abortion lobby passed its extreme constitutional amendments in seven states but lost in three, while Democrats' heavy emphasis on abortion failed to win them the White House or Congress.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Nov 6, 2024Nov 7, 2024

Florida defeats radical pro-abortion amendment in victory for pro-lifers

Led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida pro-lifers overcame a $40 million left-wing campaign that sought to add an abortion ‘right’ to the state constitution and nullify Florida’s pro-life laws.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Nov 6, 2024Nov 6, 2024

Legendary NFL coach Tony Dungy joins DeSantis at press conference to oppose abortion amendment

The NFL Hall of Fame coach connected the fight against Amendment 4 to his own children, saying, 'When I look at those kids, I don't see eight choices, I'm sorry. Those are eight lives.'

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Calvin Freiburger

• Oct 31, 2024Nov 1, 2024

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Articles tagged state constitutional amendments

Missouri Republicans consider amendment to repeal ‘right’ to abortion in state constitution

Washington state constitutional amendment seeks ‘right’ to abortion, gender transitions

Virginia Senate passes amendment to declare abortion a ‘fundamental right’ in state constitution

Governor DeSantis tells March for Life: Florida is ‘where woke goes to die’ and ‘babies go to live’

Florida pro-abortion group behind failed amendment pays heavy fines over fraud allegations

Virginia pro-lifers must urge voters to reject proposed pro-abortion amendment

West Virginia approves state constitutional amendment banning euthanasia

Radical pro-abortion amendments pass in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Montana, and Nevada

Florida defeats radical pro-abortion amendment in victory for pro-lifers

Legendary NFL coach Tony Dungy joins DeSantis at press conference to oppose abortion amendment