Commentary: A warning from Alabama: Amendment 2 makes clear how aggressively states will act if Roe vs. Wade is overturned
by Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr., Los Angeles Times
Nov 12, 2018
3 minutes
In Alabama last Tuesday, 59 percent of voters ratified Amendment 2, adding the State Abortion Policy Amendment to the state constitution. It would be easy to dismiss Amendment 2 as an empty political gambit aimed at increasing Republican voter turnout, but that would be a mistake. Instead, it represents clear and troubling evidence of what a post-Roe vs. Wade world would look like - and the U.S. Supreme Court should take note now.
On its own, Amendment 2 does not have much immediate legal effect. It makes
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