Washington Abortion Rights, Initiative 120 (1991)
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I-120 revised the state's abortion laws including a declaration that a woman's right to choose physician-performed abortion prior to viability of the fetus.
- Yes: 756,812
- No: 752,590
Path to the ballot
The language for the measure was filed on April 2, 1990 by Lee Minto of Seattle.
242,004 signatures were submitted, and the measure was certified to the Legislature on February 8, 1991.
The Legislature declined to act and as per laws governing the initiative process in Washington, I-120 was then put on the ballot for a statewide vote of the people.
Abortion on the Washington ballot
- Washington Changes in Abortion Law, Referred Bill 20 (1970)
- Washington Initiative 989 (2008)
- Washington Late-Term Abortion Act, Initiative 694 (1998)
- Washington No Public Funding of Abortions, Initiative 471 (1984)
External links
- 1991 State of Washington ballot measure election results
- List of all Washington Initiatives to the Legislature
