Massachusetts Public Funding of Abortion Initiative (2016)
| Public Funding of Abortion Initiative | |
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| Type | Statute |
| Origin | Citizens |
| Topic | Abortion |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Massachusetts Public Funding of Abortion Initiative did not make the November 8, 2016, ballot in Massachusetts as an initiated constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have prohibited the public funding of abortion.[1]
Path to the ballot
Supporters had until December 2, 2015, to submit at least 64,750 valid signatures. If the initiative had the required amount of signatures, the proposal would have been put before the Legislature. The initiative, however, did not meet the signature requirement.[2]
See also
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