Forum Newsfront
February, 1971
Abortion ReferendumOlympia, Washington—Without action by either the legislature or the courts, abortion has been legalized in the slate of Washington—by voter referendum. Dr. Samuel Goldenberg, a leader in the reform movement, believes that this was the first time anywhere that the abortion issue has been decided at the polls by direct popular vote. The referendum, passed by a substantial margin, about 56 to 44 percent, despite an extensive anti-abortion campaign by a group calling itself the Vo...
