As a woman who has worked in the field of public health for nearly 15 years, I feel that I must speak out and share what I know to be true about the Reproductive Liberty Amendment, or Proposal 5. I am approaching this purely from a professional perspective, from the perspective of an individual who has worked in the field of sexual and reproductive health both here in the U.S. and abroad. For purposes of this letter, I will only share facts – I have vowed to keep my personal views out of this equation.
Fact 1: Elective third trimester abortions do not occur in Vermont. Third-trimester abortions occur only when they are medically necessary. Many have referred to these medically necessary third trimester abortions as “late-term abortions” — this simply does not take place in our state, and Proposal 5 will not change this.
Fact 2: Proposal 5 will not override the Hippocratic Oath. This is an oath of ethics taken by doctors. The amendment will not force any doctor to perform any procedure or provide any service they do not already offer.
Fact 3: Proposal 5 will not force people to do things against their will — quite the opposite is true. It would prevent an individual from taking legal action against you to force you to do anything that has to do with your personal reproductive autonomy.
Fact 4: Proposal 5 will protect against a future Vermont legislature passing laws restricting our reproductive autonomy — by limiting access to abortion or birth control, making procedures like vasectomies illegal, or requiring certain people to undergo forced sterilization. It would be nearly impossible for the Vermont Supreme Court to allow the law to go into effect.
Support for the Reproductive Liberty Amendment boils down to the right to health, pure and simple. Vote “Yes” for Proposal 5 on the lower left corner of your ballot on Nov. 8.
Dani Lloyd
Morristown
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