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Ballot measures

Six months after gay and lesbian couples won the right to marry in Massachusetts, opponents of same-sex marriage struck back Tuesday, with voters in 11 states projected to approve constitutional amendments codifying marriage as exclusively being between a man and a woman. (what the hell happened to equal rights for everyone?)

California voters, who faced 16 statewide ballot measures, are projected to pass a measure to establish a constitutional right to conduct research using stem cells and to authorize $3 billion for such research. (what do you guys think on this? Ki's curious)

A ballot measure approving the use of marijuana for medical reasons is projected to pass in Montana. (Think something like this happened in California a few years ago, not sure what happened to it though)

Colorado voters are projected to reject a proposal to change its winner-take-all to allocated electoral votes for presidential candidates.(Not sure what this is, it doesn't seem worded properly))

A Florida measure to require parental notification before minors can obtain an abortion is projected to passed.(What do you guys think about this?)

Gambling is another hot ballot issue, with six states deciding 13 measures.

Comments

[angelwind.livejournal.com]

Stem cell research needs to be done, I think. Yeah, there's some things you can do with adult stem cells, but they're obviously different enough from embryo cells that they need to look into it. Abortions are going to happen whether anyone likes it or not. At least put the embryo where it's going to do some good other than the garbage.

Blocking teenagers isn't going to do anything. They'll either steal or find their own ways of having abortions if they really want it, regardless of how they got pregnant. They may be able to talk about it with their parents if they're raped or something, but not if they had sex with their boyfriend or were drunk. There's ways around just about everything.