Voters in Arizona will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion up to about 24 weeks to the state constitution.

Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion to the state constitution.

The Arizona secretary of state’s office said Monday that it had certified 577,971 signatures — far above the required number that the coalition supporting the ballot measure had to submit in order to put the question before voters.

The coalition, Arizona for Abortion Access, said it is the most signatures validated for a citizens initiative in state history.

  • @danc4498English
    6•4 months ago

    Worth noting, this is exactly how gay marriage was legalized nationwide.

    • @[email protected]
      4•4 months ago

      By a citizen initiative in Arizona? Sorry, I’m a bit confused, could you explain what you mean?

      • @danc4498English
        11•4 months ago

        Ok, not exactly. California allowed voters to vote on banning gay marriage statewide since San Francisco made it legal in the city. That passed (thank you Mormons) resulting in gay marriage being banned. People sued and it went all the way up to the Supreme Court where they legalized gay marriage, overriding what the voters wanted.

        This had a happy ending for courts screwing over voters. I think courts screwing over Arizona voters could only end poorly.