The county council voted unanimously Tuesday to affirm the county’s commitment to reproductive rights and to also support a November ballot question that would protect reproductive freedom in the state constitution. The vote was met with mixed reactions outside the council building in Rockville.
Some supported the council’s resolution and are in favor of the ballot question, while others protested and are against the constitutional amendment.
Council Vice President Kate Stewart led the resolution, which responds to the 2022 Supreme Court decision to overturn the landmark abortion case of Roe v. Wade.