Word: prohibition
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Advocates of Question 1 note that the proposal would not allow the legislature to prohibit abortion in cases in which the woman's life is in danger. That is the most narrow exemption one could conceive. Meanwhile, victims of rape and incest would be forced to carry their pregnancies to term. Question 1 is not a limited measure; it is a potentially sweeping assault on abortion rights in Massachusetts...
There is much more conflict on issues among the general-election candidates, although local media have taken less of an interest in the campaign. The two Independents, for example, favor Question 1 on the referendum slate, which if passed would permit the state to regulate or prohibit abortion. Barrett opposes...
However, a query based on Referendum Question 1, which would authorize the state to regulate or prohibit abortion, was the only skirmish of the evening that had an indisputable winner. Kariotis said that while he favored a "ban on public funding for abortion," the government should "let people decide how they will conduct themselves...
Some groups take exception to the questions' phrasing. Many representatives of pro-choice groups say Question 1 is confusingly worded, so that voters may not understand that its purpose is to let the state regulate or prohibit abortion. This question has also fanned a perennial argument to the point where some television stations have decided to limit or refuse advertising on any referendum question...
...sanctions ban all new investments and bank loans to South African companies and prohibit the importation of uranium, coal, textiles, iron, steel, ammunition and agricultural products produced in South Africa. The law also establishes an embargo on the export of oil and munitions to that nation...