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Massachusetts No Public Funding of Abortion Amendment (2016)

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A No Public Funding of Abortion Amendment did not make the November 8, 2016 ballot in Massachusetts as an initiated constitutional amendment.

The measure would have required a statement be added to the Massachusetts Constitution that states that no provision of the constitution be interpreted to mean that abortions should be publicly funded.[1]

Text of the Measure

The full text of the measure reads:[1]

“ NO PROVISION OF THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS REQUIRING THE PUBLIC FUNDING OF ABORTION.[2] ”

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Massachusetts

Initiative proponents needed to collect 64,750 signatures, or 3 percent of number of votes in the last gubernatorial election, to qualify this initiative for the ballot.

State profile

Demographic data for Massachusetts
 MassachusettsU.S.
Total population:6,784,240316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):7,8003,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:79.6%73.6%
Black/African American:7.1%12.6%
Asian:6%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.9%3%
Hispanic/Latino:10.6%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.8%86.7%
College graduation rate:40.5%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$68,563$53,889
Persons below poverty level:13.1%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Massachusetts

Massachusetts voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.


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See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Massachusetts Secretary of State, "15-05" accessed November 11, 2015
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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