MicroWaveAug 9, 2023

Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights

https://lemmy.world/post/2914041

Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights - Lemmy.world

Ohio voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution, setting up a fall campaign that will become the nation’s latest referendum on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nationwide protections last year.

Show threadrealcaseyrollinsAug 9, 2023

  • This isn't just about abortion, I don't get why all the headlines are focusing on that

  • It's really hard to see why this is a partisan issue, "let's make it hard to change the constitution" doesn't really sound like an inherently right-wing position.

    • Show threadBraveSirZaphod

    Headlines are focusing on abortion because this proposal was very clearly meant to make it substantially harder for the later vote on an amendment to protect abortion rights to succeed. The GOP knows that, when put to a direct vote, at least 50% will vote for legal abortion. But in a state like Ohio, 60% just might be a realistic ceiling.

    I mean, do you really think it was a coincidence that this proposal was done in this particular moment?

    Aug 9, 2023 at 3:13pmWeb