California Proposition 7, Vivisection Prohibition Initiative (1920)
| California Proposition 7 | |
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| Election date November 2, 1920 | |
| Topic Treatment of animals and Healthcare | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 7 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 2, 1920. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported making illegal the dissection or torture of any living person or animal for the purpose of experimental, physiological, or pathological investigation, except when it is to provide medical care, and creating penalties for violations of such law. |
A “no” vote opposed making illegal the dissection or torture of any living person or animal for the purpose of experimental, physiological, or pathological investigation, except when it is to provide medical care, and creating penalties for violations of such law. |
Election results
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California Proposition 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 272,288 | 34.06% | ||
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527,130 | 65.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:
| “ | Prohibiting Vivisection. Initiative Act. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Declares it unlawful to dissect, vivisect or torture any living person or living animal, or aid or abet therein for purpose of experimental physiological or experimental pathological investigation in or at any university, school, society, college, hospital, institution or other place within California; declares nothing in act shall prohibit the dissection or vivisection, or aiding or abetting therein, of any living person when done with latter’s consent, or prohibit surgical operations upon or rendering medical aid in case of physical injury, deformity or sickness of any person or animal, provides penalties and repeals conflicting acts. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 8 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1920, at least 55,094 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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