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Virginia voters approve abortion-rights amendment, New York Times projects
What’s new: The Washington Times reported Tuesday that Virginia voters also approved removing the same-sex marriage ban.
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The Washington Times, The Daily Caller and Just the News report that the New York Times projects Virginia voters approved the abortion-rights amendment in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The Daily Caller says NBC News also called the race with 61 percent of the vote counted. According to The Daily Caller, the amendment would protect “the freedom to make personal decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, abortion, miscarriage management, and fertility care.” The Washington Times reports that voters also approved removing the same-sex marriage ban and restoring voting rights to felons after their sentences.
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Virginia voters approved the abortion-rights amendment, a race call projected.
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NBC News reportedly called the amendment with 61 percent of the vote counted.
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The amendment would protect the freedom to make personal decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, birth control, abortion, miscarriage management and fertility care.
One outletThe Daily Caller· Far Right
Voters reportedly also removed the same-sex marriage ban and restored felon voting rights.
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The amendment would allow third-trimester abortion restrictions, with exceptions for the mother’s health.
One outletThe Daily Caller· Far Right
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The right-side outlets in this sample report that Virginia voters approved the abortion-rights amendment, with the New York Times projecting the result, and they frame it as cementing abortion and same-sex marriage rights, while the Daily Caller casts it as a defeat for the Catholic Church’s campaign.
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Headlines frame the vote as Virginia cementing abortion and same-sex marriage rights; the Far Right Daily Caller instead frames it as the Catholic Church’s campaign falling short.
Virginians cement abortion rights, same-sex marriage, restore felon voting rights
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RadicalMore neutral: The Three Proposed Amendments in Virginia
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The Three Radical Amendments Coming For Virginia – And Your State Could Be Next
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The Three Radical Amendments Coming For Virginia – And Your State Could Be Next
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virtually unlimitedMore neutral: would establish a right to abortion without the limits in the current Virginia law
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Ballot Question 1 would establish a virtually unlimited right to abortion in Virginia.
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Most ExtremeMore neutral: How Far Would Virginia’s Proposed Abortion Amendment Go Beyond Current Law?
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Will Virginia Become One of America’s Most Extreme Abortion States?
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- Abortion rights enshrined in the constitution
- Same-sex marriage ban removed
- Catholic Church’s opposition campaign
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- The Washington TimesRight
Virginians cement abortion rights, same-sex marriage, restore felon voting rights
Virginia solidified abortion rights and the right to same-sex marriage on Tuesday as voters in dozens of states decided ballot questions alongside their picks for Congress.
- The Daily CallerFar Right
Catholic Church’s Campaign Falls Short As Virginia Voters Approve Abortion Amendment
Virginia’s proposed constitutional amendment regarding abortion access passed despite the Catholic Church’s historic campaign against the measure. …
- Just the NewsFar Right
Virginia voters enshrine right to abortion in state constitution: NYT
Virginia voters are considering three amendments to the state constitution that would enshrine abortion, remove a prohibition on same-sex marriage, and restore voting rights to felons that have completed their sentence.
Will Virginia Become One of America’s Loaded modifier“Most Extreme”Labels the amendment as extreme in the headline before the facts of its effect are set out.More neutral: How Far Would Virginia’s Proposed Abortion Amendment Go Beyond Current Law?Disagree with this highlight? Abortion States?
Summary Virginia voters have serious choices this election season. Two proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot should give all people of goodwill pause, regardless of faith or political persuasion. …
The Three Loaded modifier“Radical”Attaches a judgement of extremism to the amendments in the headline.More neutral: The Three Proposed Amendments in VirginiaDisagree with this highlight? Amendments Loaded verb“Coming For”Frames the amendments as a threat advancing on the reader’s state.More neutral: AffectingDisagree with this highlight? Virginia – And Your State Could Be Next
On November 3, Virginia votes on three proposed constitutional amendments. The ads call them harmless: “codify Roe,” “protect marriage,” “restore voting rights.” The ballot summaries say the same. And every bit of it is a Loaded modifier“sales pitch”Characterizes the ads and ballot summaries as deceptive before the text is examined.More neutral: campaign messageDisagree with this highlight? for text that does something very different. …
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