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After Advancing Constitutional Amendment, PA Republicans Move Closer to Being Able to Restrict Abortion Access

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In the final days before their summer recess, Republicans in Pennsylvania’s House and Senate rushed a major constitutional amendment through the legislative process. WHYY’s Katie Meyer reports that if it passes the legislature again next session, and voters approve it in a referendum, it will clear a path for dramatic abortion restrictions.

(Original air-date: 7/11/22)

Katie Meyer is WHYY’s political reporter. She covers politics, policy, power, and elections at every level of government, with the goal of showing how it all affects people’s lives.