<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 30px; color: #800000; --darkreader-inline-color: #ff7272;" data-darkreader-inline-color=""><strong>The Church Must Stand for Life<br />Prevent Enshrining Abortion in State Constitutions</strong></span></p>
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<p>In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade and 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey decisions. The battle over abortion was returned to the people.<br /><br />Since that 2022 decision, voters in California, Michigan, Vermont, and most recently Ohio, have amended their state constitutions making abortion a &ldquo;fundamental right&rdquo; in their states. On the other hand, in 2018, voters in Alabama, Louisiana, and West Virginia also amended their constitutions in favor of protecting unborn life. The people of Alabama guaranteed a right to life for the unborn and both the people of Louisiana and West Virginia declared there was no right to abortion in their states.<br /><br />Now, citizens and state legislators in other states are turning to their own state constitutions to decide the issue. In 2024, at least <a href="https://lc.org/PDFs/U.S._State_Ballot_Initiatives_Regarding_Abortion_in_2024_041524_2.pdf" target="_blank">14 states</a> have citizen-led or legislative efforts underway to amend their state constitutions regarding abortion. These ballot initiatives vary in scope and intent. <strong>Twelve</strong>&nbsp;states, which include Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, and South Dakota, have ballot initiatives that are attempting to codify abortion access or enshrine abortion as a state constitutional right.&nbsp;In <b>only four</b> states, there are pro-life ballot measures for amending the state constitution to guarantee the right to life for unborn babies or declare no right to abortion, which include Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania.<br /><br />Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Staver stated, &ldquo;The right to kill a child should never be up to popular vote. The right to life is an inalienable right that come from God, not government. All human life is sacred. Human life begins at the moment of fertilization.&rdquo;</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span>&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://lc.org/defeatabortionamendments_contacts" target="_blank">VIEW: ORGANIZATIONS LEADING THE CHARGE TO DEFEAT 2024 STATE ABORTION AMENDMENTS</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>