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By WILSON RINGApril 9, 2021 GMT
The Vermont Senate gave its final approval Friday to a proposal to amend the state constitution to protect a woman’s right to an abortion and other reproductive services.
The proposal, a declaration of the “right to personal reproductive liberty,” will now be sent to the Vermont House. If approved by the House, it will go before Vermont voters in a statewide referendum in November 2022.
The Senate also on Friday passed a separate proposed amendment to that would explicitly ban slavery in all forms in Vermont.
In a debate before the abortion proposal, Democratic state Sen. Ginny Lyons said the amendment was proposed because of concerns the U.S. Supreme Court could weaken a women’s right to an abortion.
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MONTPELIER â The Vermont Senate on Friday affirmed earlier votes on a pair of constitutional amendments enshrining the right to reproductive freedom and clarifying the stateâs ban on slavery.
The questions now progress to the House, and if the House agrees by simple majority, they will be placed on the 2022 general election ballot.
All four senators from the Bennington and Windham districts voted yes on both questions.
By a vote of 26-4, the Senate voted yes on Proposal 5, which Sen. Ginny Lyons said protects the autonomy of women to make âthe most personal decision we make about our lives.â