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(a) This state acknowledges, declares, and affirms that it is the public policy of this state to recognize and support the sanctity of unborn life and the rights of unborn children, including the right to life. (b) This state further acknowledges, declares, and affirms that it is the public policy of this state to ensure the protection of the rights of the unborn child in all manners and measures lawful and appropriate. (c) Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion. | |||||||||||||||||||
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TheState Abortion Policy Amendment, also known asAmendment 2, was alegislatively referredconstitutional amendment that appeared on the ballot in the U.S. state ofAlabama on November 6, 2018. The measure amended theConstitution of Alabama to remove any and all protections for bothabortion access and funding and codified protections forunborn children. It was approved by 59% of voters.[1]
The amendment itself did not prohibit abortion in Alabama due to federal protections viaRoe v. Wade. Following the passage of Amendment 2, in May 2019, a near-total abortion ban was signed into law by GovernorKay Ivey.[2] The abortion ban was blocked by a federal judge in October 2019, though it would go into effect again on June 24, 2022, following theDobbs decision by theUnited States Supreme Court.[3][4]
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a near-total ban on abortions from taking effect next month in Alabama, ensuring the procedure remains legal and available in the state while the case winds its way through the courts.
Alabama Amendment 2 atBallotpedia
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