A Texas Democrat is wants a constitutional amendment stopping future abortion restrictions, but GOP lawmakers will stand in the way of it getting to voters. Texas TexasLegislature abortionrights abortionishealthcare
that would bar the Legislature from restricting abortion access any further. Talarico’s proposal is different from a normal bill filed for the Legislature to consider. Joint resolutions, once passed by the Legislature by a two-thirds majority, must be approved by Texas voters in a statewide election as a ballot proposition before they directly amend the state’s constitution.
“[This] is not necessarily a pro-choice or an anti-choice bill,” Talarico said. “It takes the authority out of our hands and gives it directly to the people that we serve and represent, and I’m hoping that that idea will start to gain traction amongst all my colleagues in this building.” Talarico’s proposal certainly wouldn’t be the first time the state amended its constitution. While the United States Constitution has just 27 amendments,. That doesn’t include the 180 proposed constitutional amendments that voters have rejected throughout the state’s history.
“Last session’s Legislature passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, fully aware of what the public opinion landscape looked like because it hasn’t changed,” said Josh Blank, director of research for the Texas Politics Project. “And it hasn’t changed since the Dobbs decision. Given that, there’s very little reason to believe that the majority party in the Legislature would, one session later, significantly change its abortion policy.
Talarico is hoping his Texas version of the ballot initiative will receive similar support from voters if passed by the Legislature.
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