The notion that Article 22 and Roe v. Wade are similar is false.
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With Roe overturned, Vermont lawmakers are already looking to next steps to expand abortion access
Pro-abortion access lawmakers and advocates in Vermont are campaigning hard to pass the Reproductive Liberty Amendment in November. But some lawmakers say it’s not enough.
Pat McDonald: Every right comes with responsibility
Nine months — think about it a minute. When is a fetus a baby?
The campaign for — and against — November’s reproductive rights amendment has begun
The hot-button issue is drawing big money and campaigning. Vermont and California are the first left-leaning states to put a constitutional amendment to a general election vote since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Nicholas Boke: And so the fight against Prop 5 begins
The overstated hypotheticals provided in the flier are just the tack that Vermont pro-lifers had told us a few months ago that they were going to use to oppose the reproductive rights amendment to the state constitution.
Lynn LaFleur: What is a man’s right to ‘personal reproductive autonomy’?
Protecting women’s rights has never been more critical. Creating a constitutional amendment that gives men a new right to reproductive autonomy equal to that of women seems like a darn strange and awfully foolish way to do it.
Vote against reproductive rights amendment propels Charlotte incumbent to defeat
Twelve-year state Rep. Mike Yantachka, D-Charlotte, was defeated Tuesday night in a primary challenge from Chea Waters Evans, a local journalist who was spurred to join the race by Yantachka’s vote against Proposal 5.
Brattleboro Selectboard drops local abortion resolution in favor of state constitutional amendment
Municipal leaders fear their statement “to protect pregnant people’s access” could legally complicate a November vote on Proposal 5, a “personal reproductive liberty” amendment to the Vermont Constitution.
Should Brattleboro town government support abortion rights? And spend tax money to do so?
The local Selectboard is considering a “Resolution to Protect Pregnant People’s Access,” plus financial assistance for supportive health care providers.
Phil Carleton: Don’t want to hear, don’t want to know
The Big Picture is worth a look. We'll lose our nation if we don't. It's our system of justice that's failing. We're transferring power in the wrong direction.
Mark Furnari: Men need to step up on abortion rights
I propose we collect a minimum of $100 per quarter from at least 100 Vermont men who know the value of abortion services, and deliver the money to proven, carefully vetted organizations providing access to abortion services in states where access is now illegal.
Eileen Manion: 21st-century slavery — we have already seen horror stories
The Supreme Court has effectively repealed the 13th Amendment, which prohibits involuntary servitude. At the time it was passed, the particular horror of rape and forced childbearing for enslaved black women was clearly recognized.
Vermont Conversation: What happens to abortion rights after Roe?
Against this backdrop, Vermont is moving to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
Vermont Conversation: The 'courageous doctor' who helped legalize abortion in Vermont
The case that legalized abortion in Vermont featured “Jacqueline R.,” an unmarried server who wanted to end her pregnancy, and an OB/GYN resident at the University of Vermont named Jackson Beecham.
