Americans will be voting on just over 150 ballot measures in 41 states this election, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
, an independent source for health policy research and polling, said all but one of the measures would protect the right to abortion.in Nebraska. One establishes the right to abortion before fetal viability or when needed to protect the life or health of the mother. The other prohibits abortion in the second and third trimesters except in the case of a medical emergency, sexual assault or incest.
The abortion measures could be to the advantage of Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump in what’s looking to be an incredibly close race. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, voters in six states have weighed in on abortion amendments. And each time, the side favoring access to abortion prevailed., an assistant professor of political science at Miami University in Ohio, said abortion ballot initiatives have the potential to generate voter interest outside of the presidential race.
“It might get people off the couch, get people out of the house to vote in favor of abortion rights. And my guess is those people would be likely to vote for Harris,” Whitesell said.
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