Daily News | Supreme Court’s abortion ruling puts spotlight on Pa. governor and state legislative races
after ultrasound screening picks up an embryo’s cardiac activity, which can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy and before many are aware they’re pregnant.
But abortion-rights advocates and Democrats are sounding the alarm. Under state law, constitutional amendments must be approved by voters after being passed in two consecutive terms by the legislature. They cannot be vetoed, meaning that if Republicans retain control of both chambers, voters could see the amendment on the ballot as soon as spring 2023.
House Minority Leader Joanna McClinton said Democrats will try to ensure voters who want to protect even some access to abortion in Pennsylvania know that the potential for a restrictive ban is “no longer pie in the sky.”
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