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The abortion debate is headed to the states' ballot boxes in November

Headline from Delaware Public Media, on the newest of 2 developments

Voters in Arizona and Missouri will be asked to weigh in on the right to an abortion in November. That makes eight states so far that will have ballot measures around reproductive rights.

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  1. Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

  2. Newest

    The abortion debate is headed to the states' ballot boxes in November

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Arizona voters will decide on abortion amendment this November (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes certified 577,971 signatures from Arizona for Abortion Access on Monday, which far exceeds the required threshold.

  2. KVOA Tucson

    Arizona Abortion Access Act approved for ballot in November election (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    KVOA Tucson's feed description

    PHOENIX (KVOA) – The Arizona Abortion Access Act will officially be on the ballot in November as Proposition 139.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    With over 577,000 signatures verified, Arizona will put abortion rights on the ballot (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Voters in Arizona will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion up to about 24 weeks to the state constitution.

  4. Forbes

    Here’s Where Abortion Is On The Ballot In November—As Missouri Measure Qualifies (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Eight states so far have measures set for the November ballot.

  5. Salon

    Arizona pro-choice campaigners celebrate "huge win" as abortion rights measure makes November ballot (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Under the proposed amendment, Arizonans would have a right to terminate a pregnancy up to about 24 weeks

  6. NBC News

    Arizona certifies abortion-rights initiative for the November ballot (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Arizona's ballot will include a major reproductive rights measure this fall alongside the presidential, Senate and other battleground races, putting a key issue directly before voters in the swing state.

  7. Sioux City Journal

    Abortion Referendums Arizona (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    FILE - Anti-abortion protesters gather for a news conference after Arizona abortion-rights supporters delivered more than 800,000 petition signatures to the state Capitol to get abortion rights on the November

  8. Truthout

    Arizona Abortion Rights Amendment Is Officially on the November Ballot (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Nearly 578,000 signatures were certified, the highest number ever for a ballot initiative proposal in Arizona history.

  9. CBS News

    Abortion rights ballot measures to go before Missouri and Arizona voters in November (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Voters in Missouri and Arizona will weigh in on reproductive rights in November, as the states join a growing list with the issue on the ballot.

  10. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Arizona abortion rights measure will be on November ballot (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — A ballot measure for a proposed Arizona constitutional amendment that would establish a “fundamental right to abortion” has garnered enough signatures to be on the state’s ballot.

  11. Washington Examiner

    Missouri abortion ballot measure qualifies for vote in November (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Missouri joined Arizona, Nevada, Maryland, Colorado, South Dakota, and Florida as a state that will have abortion rights on the ballot in November.

  12. Wyoming Public Media

    Arizona certifies abortion access measure for the November ballot (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The Arizona secretary of state's office says that it had certified enough signatures for the coalition supporting the ballot measure in order to put the question before voters.

  13. Time

    How Arizona’s Abortion Ballot Measure Could Affect the Presidential Race (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Arizona will vote on whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution, which could affect the presidential contest.

  14. The Boston Globe

    Arizona will vote on abortion in November, potentially giving Democrats an edge in races there (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Democrats have leveraged Americans’ unhappiness over Roe v. Wade’s demise into gains in elections up and down the ballot over the last two years.

  15. Rolling Stone

    Arizona, Missouri Approve Abortion Measures on November Ballots (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Arizona and Missouri are the latest states to approve ballot measures aimed at enshrining abortion rights into state constitutions.

  16. Newsweek

    Key swing state puts abortion rights on November ballot (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said that the number of collected signatures, more than 575,000, is a record for Arizona.

  17. Bangor Daily News

    Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters will decide in November whether to guarantee a right to abortion with a constitutional amendment that would

  18. New York Times

    Arizona Will Vote on Abortion in November: Could That Give Democrats an Edge? (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The battleground state will vote on establishing abortion rights in the state constitution. Democrats have used the issue to turn out voters all over the country.

  19. CBS News

    Arizona is latest state to add abortion measure to November ballot (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion​ to the state constitution. Arizona is latest state to add an abortion measure to its November ballot.

  20. Roll Call

    Arizona and Missouri greenlight abortion rights amendments (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    Voters in Arizona and Missouri to weigh in after seven other states approved measures favoring the side of abortion rights.

  21. The Guardian

    Arizona to vote on enshrining abortion rights in state constitution in November (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Democrats hope listing measure to establish right to abortion on ballot will boost turnout in battleground state

  22. KYMA Yuma

    Arizona certifies abortion rights on November ballot (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes officially signed and certified the document Monday night in Phoenix.

  23. Fox10 Phoenix

    Arizona will put abortion rights on November ballot l 2024 Election (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    The Arizona secretary of state’s office said Monday that it had certified 577,971 signatures — far above the required number that the coalition supporting the ballot measure had to submit in order to put the question before voters.

  24. PBS NewsHour

    Arizona and Missouri are the latest states to add abortion amendments to the ballot. What would the measures do? (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Voters in more than a half-dozen states will be deciding abortion measures this fall. The proposals are likely to drive up voter turnout, potentially affecting elections for president, Congress, governor and other state offices.

  25. The Boston Globe

    Arizona and Missouri will join 5 other states with abortion on the ballot. Who are the others? (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Voters in at least seven states will decide referendums on abortion rights this year, with potentially more to come.

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