Maryland Democrats call for state constitutional amendment to guarantee abortion rights
The Republican governor, who has long expressed personal opposition to abortion, reacted to news of Busch's plans to try to put the abortion issue on the 2020 ballot even before leading
A spokesman for the governor's campaign said that while Hogan doesn't know that a constitutional amendment is necessary, he is comfortable with the idea of putting it on the ballot and trusts that voters would make the right decision. The spokesman did not say whether the governor would support the substance of the amendment.
"We are the only ticket that will make this a priority regardless of what happens in
Others who joined Turnbull on the call were
Busch, an
"I see no reason he wouldn't support a constitutional amendment [vote] to let the voters decide in 2020," Busch said. "There's a lot of
Women's abortion rights have been firmly protected under
The 1992 vote essentially moved the abortion issue to the margins of
But new concerns have arisen among
Kennedy has been the swing vote on the court on abortion, coming down on the side of upholding the Roe v. Wade precedent. Abortion opponents are hopeful that Kavanagh, if confirmed, will provide the fifth vote needed to overturn Roe and return to the states the decision on whether to allow or prohibit abortions.
In pushing the abortion issue,
Four years ago, with then-Lt. Gov.
Polling in the past found that
That is largely how he has governed, in the process maintaining some of the highest popularity ratings among the nation's governors.
The women on the Democratic call pointed to the part of the governor's statement in which he said he didn't see the need for an amendment.
"If he doesn't think it's necessary, he doesn't think it's important," said Peña-Melnyk. "He needs to tell us how he would vote."
Hogan would not have a vote on or a veto over legislation that would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot. He would only have his individual vote in the referendum itself.
Kromer said trying to raise concerns about Hogan's views on abortion might not play the same way this year it did in 2014.
"There is a chance it could perhaps stick a lot more this year," she said.
That's the hope of
"We have
But Kromer said Hogan might just have defused the issue.
"Hogan has a four-year track record right now of not touching these social issues," she said.
Busch said he's proposing the referendum because he remembers how divisive the issue was before lawmakers let voters decide in 1992. He said he's concerned the matter could be thrown back to the states.
Whether a constitutional amendment would go to referendum depends heavily on whether
Busch said he believes
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