Voters are set to weigh in on a host of healthcare ballot measures across the country today, from abortion access and marijuana legalization to the regulation of dialysis clinics in California.
, Michigan, Vermont, Kentucky, and Montana will weigh in on abortion rights via ballot initiatives.
California will decide on Proposition 1, which would amend the state's constitution to enshrine the right to"reproductive freedom," which is defined as including the right to have an abortion and the right to choose or refuse contraceptives. If Michigan, California, or Vermont pass their ballot initiatives, they would become the first states to have a constitutional provision that enshrines the right to an abortion.
Montana will consider Legislative Referendum 131, an initiative that would require healthcare providers to perform lifesaving care on infants"born alive," which could include after an abortion., Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota will decide whether to legalize marijuana for adults ages 21 and older.
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