There are some bright spots. Explore these too as a way of looking for solutions. For instance, in the November 2022 midterms, Vermont became the first state to enshrine reproductive rights in its constitution with an overwhelming vote in favor of Proposition 5. “Vermont voters made history today,” said James Lyall, executive director of the ACLU of Vermont. “We enshrined in Vermont’s constitution the strongest abortion rights protections in the country.” Vermont’s appended constitution, in a 22nd article, reads: “That an individual’s right to personal reproductive autonomy is central to the liberty and dignity to determine one’s own life course and shall not be denied or infringed unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.”