Abortion Rights Backed by Voters in Michigan, Kentucky, Vermont
- It was first nationwide test of issue since end of Roe v. Wade
- California voters also strengthen reproductive freedom
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Voters in Michigan, Kentucky, California and Vermont backed ballot measures supporting reproductive rights on Tuesday, six months after the US Supreme Court eliminated the federal right to an abortion and sent the issue back to the states.
It was the first test of the polarizing issue on the ballot since August, when voters in deep-red Kansas rejected an attempt to change the state constitution to declare there is no right to an abortion.