New TV ad rails against Minnesota abortion ballot initiative that hasn't passed the Legislature yet
Minnesota's largest group opposing abortion rights launched its first television ad Wednesday against a ballot initiative that could enshrine abortion protections into the state's Constitution.
The seven-figure statewide ad buy from Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) is a preview of what could be a multimillion-dollar campaign both for and against abortion rights, similar to expensive campaigns that have played out in states such as Ohio, where a ballot initiative campaign attracted a combined $70 million in spending last year.
First, the amendment needs to pass the Minnesota House and Senate.
Democrats narrowly in control of the Legislature have been negotiating for months over the language of the Equal Rights Amendment. The state Senate passed a version of the amendment last spring that would let voters decide on a constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights to people no matter someone's "race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry, or national origin."
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