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Vermont Senate Passes Proposed State Constitutional Amendment Protecting Legal Abortion

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The Vermont Senate has passed a proposed amendment to the state's constitution that would enshrine legal abortion as defined by the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. Senators approved the measure 28-2 at 2:58 p.m. Thursday, April 4, well more than the two-thirds majority needed.

The Vermont Senate has passed a proposed amendment to the state's constitution that would enshrine legal abortion as defined by the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. Senators approved the measure 28-2 at 2:58 p.m. Thursday, April 4, well more than the two-thirds majority needed.…