HARRISBURG, Pa. — When Pennsylvanians woke up last week to the news that they could soon be voting on whether the state should declare there is no right to an abortion here, they weren't the only ones.
States regained discretion over abortion laws as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization last month that overturned the constitutional right to an abortion. Now, lawmakers across the country are rushing to amend their constitutions to prohibit — or protect — abortion rights.
Pennsylvania is one of at least seven states that has advanced a constitutional amendment, or is considering doing so, in order to declare that there is no right to an abortion, according to a Post-Gazette analysis. Five other states — including Delaware, California and New York — are working to codify that any individual has the right to receive an abortion.
