Abortion Rights?

Since pro-life advocates still have not succeeded in getting Roe v. Wade overturned, the abortion battle continues at the state level, as we see in the upcoming election on three state ballots.

In California, Proposition 85 would mandate a 48-hour waiting period and parental notification for minors seeking abortions. Only slight wording changes from last year’s strikingly similar Proposition 73, which failed, give the pro-life stance hope that 85 will pass and protect young women, while the pro-choice camp points out the similarities in the two propositions that both chip away at a minor’s right to privacy.

The Oregon Measure 43 would require parental notification for minors aged 15 to 17 seeking abortions. Oregon law already mandates parental consent for minors 14 and younger.

In South Dakota, Bill 1215, which passed in March and has since received national attention, is under referendum on their ballot because of the signatures gathered by the Campaign for Healthy Families. The law made it a felony to perform an abortion, with an exception only to save the life of the mother. South Dakota is not alone with its bill—eleven other states have similar bans on almost all abortions.