Kentucky votes to protect abortion rights

Kentucky voted down a constitutional amendment that would have blocked the right to abortion. The amendment failed, according to a New York Times projection Wednesday. As of 10:20 a.m., the “yes” vote sat at 47%.

Just like Kansas voters did with their ballot measure in August, the traditionally red Kentucky voted to preserve abortion rights in their state. If the measure had passed, the constitution would have been amended to state that there is no right to abortion whatsoever. 

Unlike Kansas, however, this is unlikely to change much of Kentucky’s current abortion laws. The state has a near-total abortion ban after trigger laws went into effect after Roe v. Wade was repealed by the Supreme Court earlier this year.