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November 8, 2018

Voters Weighed In on Abortion Rights Measures in WV, AL, OR
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Voters in several states weighed in on abortion rights measures Tuesday.
Voters in Alabama approved a sweeping anti-abortion measure that grants
constitutional rights to fetuses, embryos and fertilized eggs. Amendment
2, which passed by 19 points, will codify "the sanctity of unborn life
and the rights of unborn children, including the right to life" into
Alabama's Constitution. Meanwhile, in West Virginia, voters narrowly
approved a constitutional amendment to prohibit state funding for
women's health clinics that provide abortions. Voters in Oregon rejected
a similar proposition. The measures are so-called trigger laws that
anti-choice groups hope will go into effect if-or when-the Supreme Court
strikes down Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that
ensured women the right to abortions.


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