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Expert Panel Weighs in on the Lessons from State Abortion Ballot Measures
Mar 13, 2025 | By Yale Law School in Yale Law School
Featuring Pamela Merrit, MSFC Executive Director.
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the right to abortion became a state-by-state issue, prompting nearly 20 ballot measures in just two years. Reproductive rights advocates prevailed in seven of 10 initiatives in November, showing that ballot measures could be an important reproductive justice strategy. Against this backdrop, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy brought together three reproductive rights advocates on Feb. 26 to discuss their experiences on ballot initiative campaigns, effective strategy, coalition building, and what’s ahead…
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