Posts Tagged ‘ballot initiatives’
Ohio Voters Enshrine Abortion Rights in State Constitution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 7, 2023Contact: naf@berlinrosen.com Today, Ohio voters decisively passed Issue 1, enshrining the right to abortion and the broader spectrum of reproductive health care into the state’s constitution. Advocates worked tirelessly to put this question on the ballot and mobilize support, and today Ohioans helped deliver a monumental victory for abortion rights. Statement from…
Read MoreIreland’s Historic Eighth Amendment Vote
Statement of Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) on Ireland’s Eighth Amendment Referendum Vote: The repeal of the Eighth Amendment is long overdue and very good news for women in Ireland. Women should have access to safe, legal abortion care, without having to leave the country. Today’s repeal is an…
Read MoreNM House Committee Advances 20-Week Ban
Even though Albuquerque voters turned out in record numbers in 2013 to defeat a 20-week ban, anti-choice members in the New Mexico House have passed a similar ban out of committee. H.B. 390 is a politically-motivated piece of legislation that not only directly contradicts the mandate of voters in the state, but ignores the real…
Read MoreNewsweek Examines Anti-Choice Legislative Strategy
Yesterday, Newsweek.com featured an article about the efforts of abortion opponents to put “personhood” initiatives on ballots across the country. Led by the new anti-choice organization Personhood USA, these initiatives aim to revise state constitutions to define a fertilized egg as a person. Seven state-level groups are currently gathering signatures for 2010 ballots. A similar…
Read MoreCalifornia Voters Reject Proposition 4
Parental notification laws like Proposition 4 endanger the health and safety of teens. Today, California voters once again rejected this type of dangerous barrier for teens attempting to access abortion care. While parents rightly want to be involved in the decisions of their teenage daughters, good family communication cannot be legislated. California already leads the…
Read MoreSouth Dakota Voters Reject the Nation’s Most Restrictive Abortion Ban
This ban would have threatened the lives and health of South Dakota women, and potentially set a dangerous precedent for our country. Today’s vote is a victory not only for women in South Dakota, but for women throughout the nation. This is the second time South Dakota voters have protected a woman’s right to access…
Read MoreColorado Voters Reject Amendment Defining a Fertilized Egg as a Person
Washington, DC—Today, Colorado voters rejected Amendment 48, which would have redefined “person” in the state constitution and granted constitutional rights from the moment of conception. “This amendment was nothing more than an attempt to outlaw all abortions in Colorado,” said Vicki Saporta, National Abortion Federation (NAF) President and CEO. The so-called “Definition of Person” Amendment…
Read MoreNAF Staff in the Field: Fighting South Dakota’s Proposed Abortion Ban – Update 3
Our weekend of activism culminated in a well-attended visibility event at a busy intersection in the middle of Rapid City. Even though the traffic was constant, drivers took the time to honk in support, sometimes slowing to wave. Some drivers pulled over to talk with us and get literature on the ban, and one driver…
Read MoreNAF Staff in the Field: Fighting South Dakota’s Proposed Abortion Ban – Update 2
After our successful first day of phone banking and holding our “No on 11” signs at a busy downtown intersection, we were eager to hit the streets and meet the people of Rapid City. We set out in teams and canvassed tree-lined, hilly neighborhoods covered in Halloween décor and political signs. Our targets were undecided…
Read MoreNAF Staff in the Field: Fighting South Dakota’s Proposed Abortion Ban – Update 1
Staff members from the National Abortion Federation traveled to South Dakota this week to work with the South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families (SDCHF) to campaign against Initiated Measure 11, which would ban abortion in the state with limited exceptions. This week our blog will feature their reports “from the field” about this closely watched…
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