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âUnbornâ and Other Word Wars Launch Abortion Ballot Campaigns

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Measures seeking to enshrine abortion rights into state constitutions are certified for November ballots in Colorado , Florida , Maryland , Nevada , New York , and South Dakota .

The next wave of ballot-box backlash to the 2022 US Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion.

People on both sides are going to try to push toward their preferred interpretation, expert says.

Two petitions have been submitted for abortion ballot proposals with opposite goals.

If both make it onto the ballot, the version with the most votes would be added to the state's constitution.

The state currently bans abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy.

One of last year's abortion ballot questions included âunborn childâ in the summary.