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    Because it’s not “free speech”. It’s government sponsored speech to describe what voters are choosing, and supposed to be an impartial description of the proposal.

    Inflammatory language is not impartial.

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      “Unborn human” seems like the right word. What else is it? Unborn cow?

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        A bundle of cells that might, a meaningful distance in the future after a woman’s body has been taken away from them, eventually become a human.

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            It’s the exact mirror equivalent of the other side calling the fetus an “unwanted parasite”. We know, for a fact, that the framing of questions massively impacts how people vote, which is why requiring objective, neutral wording is mandatory for a democratic result.

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              Maybe they should just have a Republican section and a Democrat section.

              Also abortion is one of those things people dig in about. Words aren’t going to change high held beliefs

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                Or they could just use neutral language like they’re supposed to.

                Elections don’t get decided by the people entrenched on any side. They’re decided by people in the middle.