Co-Director Schickler cited in KTVU story, "Abortion rights advocates see success at ballot boxes nationwide"

November 9, 2022

As the battleground over abortion access has shifted to states, abortion rights supporters are celebrating a larger-than-expected turnout on Election Day in five states; California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont, where abortion was on the ballot.

"I think it's pretty striking that not only did the pro-choice measures pass in the states where they were on the ballot such as Michigan, California, and Vermont,  but you also saw voters reject efforts to restrict abortion in Kentucky and Montana. And those are more conservative states," said Eric Schickler, Co-Director of the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies". To see the entire story, click here