Posted on 02/08/2022 7:19:08 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Lawmakers in the Vermont House of Representatives are scheduled to vote Tuesday on a proposal to amend the state constitution to protect reproductive rights, including abortion.
If approved, the proposal will go before state voters in November, the final step needed to amend the Vermont constitution.
Supporters of the proposal say it enshrines the right for individuals to make their own reproductive decisions. Opponents say the proposal is vaguely worded and could have unintended consequences.
Vermont’s proposed amendment does not contain the word “abortion.” Proponents say that’s because it’s not meant to authorize only abortion, but would also guarantee other reproductive rights such as the right to get pregnant or have access to birth control.
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Termination of pregnancy is not reproduction.
This is just “virtue” signaling on a very pathological level. Nothing that passes on these lines will change anything that women can now do in Vermont.
Innocent little preborn babies should be protected between conception and birth, not murdered by their mothers.
I don’t live in Vermont. I am not pro choice.
But...this is what SHOULD be happening (the process, not the outcome) in every state. If Roe is overturned, it will revert to the states.
Each state is going to have to decide what they want to do.
We all know we are going to solve this issue locally, not nationally. We need to keep pushing to move these “national” issues back to the states.
Will the legislation provide that a man can impregnate a woman and leave without responsibility?
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