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February 9, 2022

Vermont Legislators Approve Pro-Abortion Amendment to State Constitution

On Feb 8, the Vermont House of Representatives approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would make abortion a state right. Voters in the state will decide this November whether abortion rights should become a part of the constitution.

Proposal 5, also known as the "Reproductive Liberty Amendment" reads: "an individual’s right to personal reproductive autonomy is central to the liberty and dignity to determine one’s own life course and shall not be denied or infringed unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.”

To get to this point, the amendment had to be passed by two consecutively elected legislatures.

Vermont Right to Life wrote that Proposal 5 “is reckless and irresponsible, dangerous and expensive as well as morally and ethically wrong. The lives of countless unborn babies will be placed at further risk of abortion if Proposal 5 is adopted.”

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