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The 2023 elections may not have the fireworks of 2024, but there is still plenty up for grabs. In this"off-year," most of which takes place on Nov. 7, Virginia will be keenly watched, particularly by followers of Gov. Glenn Youngkin and whether he can springboard Republican success into national aspirations. Meanwhile, the governor's mansion is up for grabs in Kentucky and Mississippi.
The amendment would also prevent the state from acting"directly or indirectly burden penalize or interfere with or discriminate against" a citizen's reproductive choices, which anti-abortion advocates argue would nullify extant state laws regarding parental consent for abortion performed on minors and eliminate safety standards for abortion facilities.
The summary of the amendment, written by Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who is running for Senate in 2024, replaces medical terms"zygote" and"fetus" with"unborn child" four times, including when describing the conditions in which a physician can allow an abortion past viability. Pro-abortion rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, which drafted the abortion amendment, framed the Aug. 8 measure as the elimination of"one man, one vote."
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