A Michigan billboard against Proposal 3, a ballot measure to codify a right to an abortion, is seen along I-75 outside of Detroit Nov. 6, 2022. Voters approved the measure in the Nov. 8 midterm election. (CNS photo/Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters) by Carol Zimmermann Although Catholic leaders and state Catholic conferences had pushed for the defeat of ballot measures protecting legal abortion and urged voters to pass measures restricting abortions, state voters ultimately went the other way November 8. Voters in California, Vermont and Michigan approved abortion protections, while Kentucky and Montana voters rejected abortion restrictions.…
