Most U.S. adults oppose legalizing abortion through birth, yet millions of those same Americans risk legalizing baby murder well into the third trimester via constitutional amendments this November.
The amendments, often proposed by out-of-state pro-abortion activists, are marred with undefined, vague, and sneaky language. Despite multiple challenges noting their lack of constitutionality and deliberate deception, the radical ballot initiatives have made it through certification to the Nov. 5 ballot.
Here are the 10 states — many with decades of pro-life laws — that could see unpopular abortion through all nine months of pregnancy become a gruesome reality this election season.
Arizona
Voters in the Grand Canyon State face a decision on a proposed amendment that seeks to add a “fundamental right to abortion” to the state constitution. If passed, the amendment will usurp the state’s current law banning abortion beyond 15 weeks.
The sweeping language in the proposed amendment hinges abortion availability on “viability,” which it refuses to define and instead leaves up to the subjective judgment of a health care professional. The amendment also prevents the state from passing or enforcing laws punishing abortionists for killing babies.
Colorado
Colorado currently offers unlimited abortion through all nine months of pregnancy to anyone who wants it. Amendment 79, however, would not only hamper future efforts to limit abortion but also permit “abortion to be a covered service under health insurance plans.”
Most Americans oppose taxpayer-funded abortion. As pro-lifers have noted, “The only provision keeping Colorado from being the number one destination for unrestricted abortion in the United States is the 1984
