To abortion until fetal viability, which is about 2k weeks into a pregnancy. Tuesdays ballot proposal called issue one asked voters if changes to The State Constitution By Public Vote should pass with 60 of the vote instead of the current 50 Majority Threshold needed. That measure failed. Celebrations by opponents of the measure followed with Voting Rights groups calling it a win. And a statement, President Biden said democracy won since the Us Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections with roe v wade last year, states have raced to either protect or restrict abortion. If you look at the polling, nationwide, about 62 of americans say that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Thats compared with just 36 who say it should be illegal in all or most cases. Earlier, i spoke to karen kasler, the bureau chief at the Ohio Statehouse News bureau, for more on what these ohio results mean. Were you surprised by the result . How are people reacting to it . I actually wasnt su
The amazon from reaching, quote, a point of no return. The lengthy roadmap outlined in the city of belem promotes sustainable development, an end to deforestation, and fighting the organised crime that fuels it. Lets take a look at whats at stake the amazon stretches nearly Seven Million square kilometres, or nearly Three Million square miles. About two thirds of that is in brazil. Another seven countries and one terrority share the remaining third. Under brazils former president jair bolsonaro, years of deforestation in the amazon worsened. The orange on this map shows the areas of deforestation between 2019 and 2022 in the state of para, where the summit is being held. But new data shows a positive shift. Deforestation in the amazon fell by 66 last month compared to the year before. Its now at its lowest rate in six years. Our correspondent katy watson is at the summit in the amazon, and has more. We have had day one of the summit and already the countries participating have issued a
60% to pass that reproductive rights and abortion access amendment. but there s another law that s also likely to make the november ballot, and that will be a legalisation of marijuana statute. and who knows what that s going to bring in terms of voter turnout? but certainly, this is a year, an odd year election, so an off year, as some people refer to it. there are no candidates, no presidential races or anything like that. this is going to be a lot of interest for such an off year election, for such an odd year election. and broadening this out, then, karen, what do you think the results of this election tell us about 202a? tell us about the issues that voters care about. i think the challenge here for both republicans and democrats is to try to read what these results say about their individual supporters, because certainly republicans were very strongly supportive of this. they lost. republicans have typically won in ohio. so going into 2024, they have to look at that. democrats al
terrible results in the polls in ohio in the last 10, 15 years. and so they could be looking at this as an opportunity to really try to boost their numbers and to try to bring independents and moderate republicans on board. so, it really does kind of open things up, i think, not only for november, but also for 202a. karen kasler, bureau chief at the ohio state house news bureau, thanks so much for being with us this evening. it s great to talk to you. thanks the closely watched amazon summit in brazil wrapped up day one with a pledge from nations to create a new alliance to fight deforestation in the region. it is the first time in 14 years that leaders of eight amazon countries are meeting, vowing on tuesday to stop the amazon from reaching a point of no return. the lengthy roadmap outlined in the city of belaine promotes sustainable development, an end to deforestation, and fighting the organised crime that fuels it. let s take a look at
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