“strict scrutiny test.”
This standard provides the strongest possible protection by limiting the government’s ability to infringe on a given right:
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#8,162 to: -1 Vermonters apparently can not read plain English, like where the amendment says "unless the state finds a compelling reason to decide reproductive issues for them".
NFBW: You put something in quotes in 08162.
"unless the state finds a compelling reason to decide reproductive issues for them".
I need you to provide your source because I looked up the constitutional amendment that voters in favor of legalized abortions passed last November (Article 22) in that document reads as follows;
That an individual’s right to personal reproductive autonomy is central to the liberty and dignity to determine one’s own life course and shall not be denied or infringed unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.”
NFBW: Do you see the last six words? “
achieved by the least restrictive means.”
I believe you are on the TrumpJesus team working to deny every individual’s right to personal reproductive autonomy by the most restrictive means as in the so-called heartbeat ban at six weeks.
Please be more informed about the amazing amount of freedom and liberty that is extremely protected in your home state. I’m where Jewish people as a minority religion can live alongside Christians in peace and harmony. You can be o your way to informed if you are curious enough to read this:
This commentary is by James Lyall, executive director of the ACLU of Vermont.https://vtdigger.org/2022/10/09/james-lyall-heres-what-you-should-know-about-vermonts-reproductive-liberty-amendment/#:~:text=The%20part%20about%20“compelling%20State%20interest%20achieved%20by,in%20this%20case%2C%20the%20right%20to%20reproductive%20autonomy.
We all deserve the freedom to determine the course of our own lives. That includes the right to make decisions like whether and when to become pregnant, use temporary or permanent birth control, or seek abortion care.
This November, Vermont voters will have the opportunity to preserve those rights by passing Proposal 5, the Reproductive Liberty Amendment, which would add Article 22 to our constitution.
Article 22 would ensure that abortion stays legal in Vermont and that patients continue to have access to necessary reproductive care, including when serious complications arise during pregnancy.
You may have already received your ballot in the mail. If so, give it a look. Proposal 5 asks voters to consider whether Vermont should add Article 22 to the state constitution. It provides: “That an individual’s right to personal reproductive autonomy is central to the liberty and dignity to determine one’s own life course and shall not be denied or infringed unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.”
The part about “compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means” refers to a specific legal standard known as the “strict scrutiny test.” This standard provides the strongest possible protection by limiting the government’s ability to infringe on a given right: in this case, the right to reproductive autonomy.
What does that mean, in practice? If Article 22 were enacted and a future Vermont Legislature tried to pass a law that restricted our reproductive autonomy — like by limiting our access to abortion or birth control, making procedures like vasectomies illegal, or requiring certain people to undergo forced sterilization — that law would almost certainly be deemed unconstitutional by the Vermont Supreme Court and stopped from going into effect.
With Article 22 in place, the state Legislature would need to establish that there was an extremely important reason to enact a law that restricted our reproductive rights. Lawmakers would also need to prove that there was not any other possible way to address that state interest without infringing on our rights. Otherwise, the law would be struck down and our rights would be protected.
Unfortunately, opponents of abortion rights are trying to spread false information about this amendment and the legal standard it establishes. Vermonters should not be fooled. Legislators, advocates, and legal experts carefully designed this amendment to protect our fundamental liberties from attack, and that’s exactly what Proposal 5 does — nothing more, and nothing less.
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