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Nov 4, 2020
There was a win and a loss for legal abortion tonight. Voters in Colorado defeated Prop 115, which would have banned abortions after 22 weeks of gestation. The measure made exceptions if the pregnant person’s health was in danger, but not for cases of rape or incest.
In Louisiana, however, voters advanced a proposal to add language to the state Constitution saying there is no right to abortion. Amendment 1 would make it so all abortion restrictions are fair game in the instance Roe v. Wade is overturned or severely weakened because they would not violate the Constitution. The measure was proposed by two anti-abortion Democrats: Gov. John Bel Edwards and state Sen. Katrina Jackson.
