Ohio votes against Issue 1 in special election. Here's what that could mean for abortion rights.
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Voters in Ohio rejected a measure known as Issue 1​ that would have raised the bar for constitutional amendments on the ballot.

Voters in Ohio went to the polls to decide whether to approve a measure known as Issue 1​ that would raise the bar for constitutional amendments on the ballot. In the ultimate irony, the votes against changing the amendment process exceeded the 60% supermajority that the measure was seeking in the first place

  • SpaceBar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    38·
    11 months ago

    It took Conservatives doing what they said they would do - taking away a woman’s right to control their own body - to wake enough people up to get them to the polls.

    Conservatives have a whole facist menu of rights they want to take away from people. Everyone better remember that they WILL do what they say if you continue to vote for them.

        • jackpot@lemmy.ml
          131·
          11 months ago

          you guys know rn our coffee and chocolate, and our clothes, etc… are produced already by enslaved children in thirf world countries right, there is no ‘return’, theres more slaves nkw than at any point in history

          • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
            111·
            11 months ago

            While I agree that slavery is terrible and should be stopped, it’s a bit of a non sequitur to say there are more slaves than ever given there are so many more people than ever.

            Now, if you’d like to talk about forced labor in developed nations, and the number of de facto slaves in specific countries where you wouldn’t expect to find any, that might be more relevant.

            And yes, the vast majority of chocolate involves slavery in it’s growth and harvesting, which is also terrible.

    • pizza-bagel@kbin.social
      18·
      11 months ago

      Yeah exactly what I predicted has happened. People who were “pro-life” and protesting were still able to get abortions when they needed it. And they were taking advantage of that. But now their shitty decisions are actually affecting them, and not just every other woman who is a “murderer” but their abortion is different, and so they are not very happy that they got what they wanted.

      People OVERWHELMINGLY want abortion to remain legal. Every time it’s on the ballot people vote to keep it legal. That’s why Republicans are trying so hard to keep it off the ballot or require a super majority of the vote. They know it’s unpopular.

    • Nicenightforawalk@kbin.social
      6·
      11 months ago

      They are already successfully doing it in the south hopefully this can help turn the tide against them and shine a light on their shady antics.