The notion that Article 22 and Roe v. Wade are similar is false.
Tag: Proposal 5
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.
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.
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.
Fundraising roundup: Toll continues to lead in LG race; anti-abortion PAC enters the scene
That’s according to the latest batch of fundraising reports filed Aug. 1 with the Secretary of State’s Office. The reports cover raising and spending for state candidates and political action committees for the month of July.
Susan Collins to headline 2nd fundraiser for Christina Nolan’s Senate bid
The event supporting Nolan’s run to join Collins, a Maine Republican, in the U.S. Senate will be hosted by a federal political action committee that promotes Republican women running for Congress.
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.
Abortion-rights campaign poised to spend heavily in Vermont election
New disclosures provide a timely glimpse at the financial picture for statewide and legislative candidates — as well as for the coalition of organizations working to secure passage of Vermont’s Reproductive Liberty Amendment.
Democratic candidates for attorney general vow to increase abortion protections if elected
Charity Clark and Rory Thibault said they would work with lawmakers to take additional steps, using existing and new legislation, to make Vermont a “safe harbor” for people seeking an abortion — whether or not those people live in the state.
Vermont may enshrine abortion access in its constitution. But what if Congress bans it?
Vermont’s Proposal 5 would give all Vermonters the right to “reproductive autonomy.” But a federal ban could supersede that.
As US Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade, abortion remains protected in Vermont
A constitutional amendment to guarantee sexual and reproductive freedoms will be on the ballot in Vermont this November.
Advocacy groups kick off campaign supporting constitutional amendment to formally abolish slavery
Proposal 2 would change the language of Vermont’s Constitution to remove contingency clauses and formally abolish slavery, part of a nationwide movement.
Charlotte rep’s ‘no’ vote on abortion-rights amendment leads to primary challenge
Rep. Mike Yantachka, a Democrat, faces a challenge from a local journalist after voting against the proposed constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights. He now says he would vote “yes.”
US Senate candidate Christina Nolan is a ‘no’ on Proposal 5
While the former federal prosecutor said she believes Roe v. Wade “needs to be preserved and upheld,” she characterized the proposed constitutional amendment to protect reproductive rights in Vermont as “extreme.”
