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Kentucky voters reject anti-abortion constitutional amendment in conservative state with near-total ban

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Kentucky voters reject anti-abortion constitutional amendment in conservative state with near-total ban.

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Insider
Amendment 2: Kentucky voters could establish that citizens don't have the right to abortion (opens Insider)
Published Nov 7, 2022
Insider's feed description
Kentuckians will now decide if the constitution should add language that denies the right to abortions.
Gopusa
Kentucky voters reject anti-abortion constitutional amendment (opens Gopusa)
Published Nov 8, 2022
Gopusa's feed description
(The Center Square) – Kentucky voters Tuesday decided against adding an anti-abortion amendment to the state’s constitution. According to results posted by KET, 714,701 voters said No to Amendment 2. That represents 52.6% of the vote, with six of the state’s 120 counties left to report.
KOB 4
Kentucky voters reject anti-abortion constitutional amendment in conservative state with near-total ban (opens KOB 4)
Published Nov 8, 2022
KOB 4's feed description
Kentucky voters reject anti-abortion constitutional amendment in conservative state with near-total ban.
Fox News
Kentucky voters reject constitutional amendment declaring no right to abortion (opens Fox News)
Published Nov 8, 2022
Fox News's feed description
In the midterm elections on Tuesday, Kentuckians voted against a measure that would have amended the state constitution and removed any protection for abortion rights.
Bowling Green Daily News
Abortion rights boosted with defeat of Kentucky amendment (opens Bowling Green Daily News)
Published Nov 8, 2022
Bowling Green Daily News's feed description
Kentucky voters have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have removed any protection for abortion rights from the constitution of their deeply red state. The defeat of the proposed
New York Times
Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2 Election Results: No Right to Abortion (opens New York Times)
Published Nov 8, 2022
New York Times's feed description
See full results and maps from the 2022 Kentucky elections.
NBC News
Kentucky voters reject anti-abortion ballot measure, NBC News projects (opens NBC News)
Published Nov 8, 2022
NBC News's feed description
The proposal would have amended the state constitution to explicitly say it does not protect a right to abortion.
NPR
Kentucky voters reject amendment that would have affirmed no right to abortion (opens NPR)
Published Nov 8, 2022
NPR's feed description
Amendment 2 would have added language to the state constitution rejecting a right to abortion, effectively leaving the question to Kentucky's Republican-controlled legislature.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Kentucky Rejects Anti-Abortion Constitutional Amendment in Surprise Victory for Reproductive Rights (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published Nov 8, 2022
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
Voters in the conservative southern state rejected a ballot measure stating there is no right to an abortion under the state constitution.
Newsweek
Kentucky rejects anti-abortion amendment, but procedure remains banned (opens Newsweek)
Published Nov 8, 2022
Newsweek's feed description
Kentucky voters rejected an amendment on Tuesday that would have removed abortion protections from the state's constitution.
Christian Science Monitor
Abortion rights upheld in Kentucky, other states across country (opens Christian Science Monitor)
Published Nov 8, 2022
Christian Science Monitor's feed description
Kentucky voters have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have removed abortion rights protections from the constitution. Abortion rights were also upheld in other states across the country, including Vermont, California, and Montana.
Cincinnati CityBeat
In Abortion Rights Victory, Kentucky Voters Shoot Down Constitutional Amendment (opens Cincinnati CityBeat)
Published Nov 8, 2022
Cincinnati CityBeat's feed description
“This is a victory for bodily autonomy and the right of all Kentuckians to make the best decision for themselves, but the fight is not over."
WHAS Louisville
Kentucky votes 'NO' on Amendment 2 which would have added anti-abortion language to state constitution (opens WHAS Louisville)
Published Nov 8, 2022
WHAS Louisville's feed description
Since Amendment 2 would have added anti-abortion language to state constitution. Since it didn't pass, the state's constitution will not be changed.

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