-The Washington Times-
Pro-life ballot measures aimed at preventing public funding of abortion went two for three on Tuesday, winning approval in Alabama and West Virginia while going down to defeat in Oregon.
In West Virginia, one of 17 states with state funding of elective abortion, voters passed Amendment 1, known as the “No Right to Abortion Amendment,” by a margin of 52 to 48 percent.
Alabama’s Amendment 2 coasted to victory with 59 percent of the vote, inserting language to the state constitution to “recognize and support the sanctity of unborn life and the rights of unborn children, including the right to life.”
Both amendments declared that there was no obligation for the public to fund abortions. Read more