A poll suggests that a proposed amendment to enshrine the right to abortion in the Arizona Constitution has enough support to pass.
The proposed amendment is being put forward by Arizona for Abortion Access — a coalition of groups including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona, Affirm Sexual and Reproductive Health, Arizona List, Healthcare Rising Arizona, the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws (NARAL) Arizona, and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona.
A New York Times/Siena College found that 58 percent of likely voters plan to vote in favor of the abortion amendment, called Proposition 139.
RELATED: Ten States Will Have Abortion on the Ballot in November A strong majority (60 percent) of respondents who say they are voting for Trump plan to vote against the abortion amendment, while 33 percent plan to support the measure.
Democrats are much more united on the issue of abortion, with just nine percent of potential Harris voters saying they will vote against the abortion amendment, along with 11 percent of Democrats overall.
The abortion measure needs a simple majority to pass.
“The amendment, which is one of several abortion-related ballot initiatives across the country this fall, is seen by Democrats as a potential opportunity to increase turnout, since abortion has come to be a motivating issue on the left,” the Times wrote of the poll, which also found former President Donald Trump leading Vice President Kamala Harris in the state, 50 percent to 45 percent.
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