Abortion To Be Protected In Maryland’s State Constitution

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Marylanders voted to protect reproductive rights in the state constitution Tuesday, according to a call by the Associated Press.

Abortion is already currently legal in the state, however by approving the amendment, voters have made it extremely difficult for lawmakers in the future to pass a law that could limit reproductive care without violating the state constitution.

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“Today marks a significant victory for the rights, dignity, and autonomy of every person in our state, and those patients and their families who are forced to leave their home communities to travel to Maryland for healthcare,” said Morgan Nuzzo, co-founder of Partners of Abortion Care, a clinic in Maryland.

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The amendment protects Maryland residents and those who travel to Maryland for care, according to reproductive rights advocates

Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, originally signed a reproductive freedom bill package into law in 2023. Those laws protect electronic health record data, shield abortion providers from prosecution in other states and require public colleges to give students access to comprehensive reproductive care.

Moore’s administration also invested millions of dollars in training abortion providers and created a stockpile of mifepristone after a federal court case threatened its availability.

Maryland is one of 10 states with abortion on the ballot.

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