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In 2022, there will be at least four ballot measures addressing abortion — the most since 1986. Measures have been certified for the ballot in Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, and Vermont. Should one more abortion-related measure make the ballot, 2022 will break that record.
Information on abortion-related ballot measures since 1970 is available here: History of abortion ballot measures.
HIGHLIGHTS
- In 2022, there will be at least four ballot measures addressing abortion — the most since 1986. Should one more abortion-related measure make the ballot, 2022 will break the record.
- Vermont Question 5 is the first ballot measure to propose creating a state constitutional right to personal reproductive autonomy, and the first abortion-related ballot measure to since 1992 to have the support of organizations described as pro-choice/pro-reproductive rights.
- Kansas and Kentucky will vote on constitutional amendments to provide that state constitutions cannot be interpreted to establish a state constitutional right to abortion. These types of amendments are designed to address previous and future state court rulings on abortion that have prevented or could prevent legislatures from passing certain abortion laws.
https://ballotpedia.org/2022_abortion-related_ballot_measures
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