The Catholic Review has posted a great recap of our webinar on the upcoming Maryland “Right to Reproductive Freedom” ballot initiative, “Question 1: What Does It Really Say?”
Experts Elizabeth Kirk from the Columbus School of Law and Erika Bachiochi of the Ethics and Public Policy Center joined Maryland Catholic Conference Executive Director Jenny Kraska for the Sept. 23 conversation. All three are attorneys.
A key part of the discussion was the limitations that a constitutional amendment, such as the proposed “Right to Reproductive Freedom” amendment, would mean for Maryland and for women’s health.
Constitutional Amendments Differ From Statutes
As the Catholic Review puts it, “Kirk explained that a constitutional amendment differs from a statute. Constitutional amendments are supposed to deal with fundamental laws and government principles versus topical circumstances addressed by statutes passed by legislatures. A constitutional amendment would make it harder for future legislatures to change laws about abortion as science and human understanding about the procedure changes.”
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