referendums


Aftermath of State Ballot Initiatives

by Tom Taylor The Maryland ballot this past November, similar to ballots in several other states, included a referendum in which Maryland residents voted on a proposed amendment to enshrine abortion in the Maryland state constitution. As a Maryland resident and Consistent Life Ethic advocate, I was extremely disappointed that voters approved the amendment. Similar…


Slavery: Removing the Exception

  See our Peace & Life Referendums website.    by Rachel MacNair   State constitutions from the late 1800s often followed the example of the times by prohibiting slavery except for those convicted of a crime. Measures to remove this exception were placed on the ballot by the legislature in Nebraska and Utah for the November 3, 2020…


Referendums to Reduce Poverty and Their Impact on Abortion & Euthanasia

See our Peace & Life Referendums website.      Raising the Minimum Wage On ballot in 2022: Nebraska, Nevada   Raising the minimum wage will help Pregnancy Resource Centers (PRCs) to have an easier time working with pregnant women for prenatal care and new mothers for women’s and children’s health care. The more women are…


What History Shows: The Consistent Life Ethic Works for the Pro-life Side in Referendums

This post is also a page on our Peace & Life Referendums site.  by Rachel MacNair           Before the Roe v. Wade decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, there were three referendums to legalize abortion in individual U.S. states:   1970- 56% voted yes     1972 – 61% voted no     1972…