Following an April 9 vote in the Maine House of Representatives, a proposal to add a right to abortion to the state constitution will not be sent to the ballot in November.
According to AP News, both the state House and Senate must approve a constitutional amendment by a two-thirds majority before it can be placed on the ballot and passed by voters.
The Maine House voted 75-65 in favor of the amendment, lacking the necessary two-thirds majority. The state Senate has not yet voted, but AP News added that without House approval, the proposed amendment is “effectively dead.”
AP News reported that Maine currently has some of the nation’s least restrictive laws on abortion and that the amendment was only a precautionary measure to prevent further debate in the future.
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Had the amendment passed, Maine would have become one of several states to vote on abortion this November.
Despite the numerous states that have already added abortion to their constitutions, Maine’s failed pro-abortion amendment also comes after the Arizona Supreme Court banned nearly all abortions in the state.
LifeNews Note: Hannah Hiester writes for CatholicVote, where this column originally appeared.
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