Annisa Lamberton, official spokesperson for Vermonters for Good Government, will join a three hour panel discussion on Proposal 5/Article 22, “Madness in the Constitution,” this Saturday, April 2.
A Republican lawmaker is making known her opposition to Proposal 5, a constitutional amendment that would make abortion until the moment of birth the most protected right in Vermont.
Vermonters should stand against “enshrining” systemic racism in the Vermont Constitution and vote “no” in November to adding Article 22.
Let’s say the mother of an unborn child wishes to have an abortion, but the father wants the child to be born. Who has the right to “personal reproductive autonomy,” the mother or the father?
While portrayed by advocates as a simple proposal to preserve abortion rights in case Roe v. Wade is overturned, the reality is much different. Unlike Roe v. Wade, Prop 5 protects late-term, anything goes abortion.
Slavery was the civil rights issue of 19th and 20th centuries. The rights of the unborn is the civil rights issue of our time.
Roe v. Wade defined a compelling interest to protect life beginning at viability — scientifically accepted at 24 weeks. Vermont is protecting abortions even beyond 40 weeks. This is not just a technicality — this is Prop 5, perhaps the most extreme abortion law in the world.
What the vague language Proposal 5 actually does is give the father of an unborn child an “right to personal autonomy” equal to that of the woman.
Men will finally have a say over their offspring that is growing in a woman’s womb. Prop 5 in the Vermont Constitution will supersede even H.57. An abortion is an interference with the man’s right to reproduce.
The Vermont Right to Life annual march through Montpelier took place amid frigid temperatures Saturday afternoon, drawing about 250 people who heard speakers warn about Proposal 5, a constitutional amendment that would allow unrestricted abortion up until birth.
The Texas Heartbeat Act, which bans most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy, is still in effect after the Supreme Court rejected a request to remand the law.
“Generally Irritable” host Ericka Redic interviews Matthew Strong and Annisa Lamberton of Vermonters for the Common Good to discuss the unseen, harmful impact Proposal 5 will have on the state of Vermont.