Christian conservative leader Jim Minnery, president of the Alaska Family Council, wants Alaskans to vote yes on a constitutional convention this November, in part to stop the state Supreme Court from blocking limits on abortion.
Some anti-abortion advocates in Alaska see a rare confluence of opportunities coming up this year.
Minnery and other Alaska abortion foes tried requiring parental consent before a minor child has an abortion. They tried mandating parental notification. They tried ending Medicaid support for abortion. The Alaska Supreme Court has struck them all down as violations of the state Constitution and its right to privacy. Minnery thinks the state’s high court is wrong.
A bill to do that is stuck in the Legislature. Two-thirds of lawmakers would have to approve a constitutional amendment to get it on the ballot, and the votes aren’t there. So Minnery thinks a constitutional convention is a good alternative. Some of the more radical members of the right-to-life movement, he said, want to go farther and call for a constitutional abortion ban.Former state Sen. John Coghill says he’s been an advocate for “right to life” his whole career.
“Pretty soon coming out of the woodwork is going to be 100 other priorities, pressing in,” Coghill said. “There will probably be dark money coming from other places. The environmental community, internationally, would love to see an opportunity to change the way Alaska views its land and land management.”
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