AACC students said in October they will vote for a constitutional amendment on Nov. 5 that will give Maryland residents the “fundamental right” to an abortion. 

In an informal poll of 50 students on campus, 39 said they will vote for the amendment because they support a woman’s right to choose. 

 “I am strongly for,” first-year geology student Cole Hales said. “Mainly because [a ban] will not stop abortions, it will only stop safe abortions.”

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, six states have passed constitutional amendments supporting legal access to abortions, and 10 more, including Maryland, have it on the ballots this year. 

“Not being able to control what’s happening to your body is really terrifying,” third-year creative writing and psychology student Zoe Sharp said. “Especially for people who have reproductive issues like polycystic ovarian syndrome and endometriosis.” 

Some said a constitutional amendment would legalize a woman’s right to choose. 

“I believe in a person’s right to choose,” second-year entrepreneurship student Cameron Millar said. “I don’t think the government should have anything to do with our bodies.”

“I trust women,” third-year game development student Austin Kenneth. “I feel like it should be up to the women of America to make this choice.” 

Eleven of students in the poll said they will not vote for the amendment.

Dual-enrollment student Sabrina Ritcher said she opposes the amendment. 

“I believe that every human from conception is created in the image of God, and I don’t think any person is allowed to violate that,” Ritcher said.

Some students said they have mixed feelings about the ballot question on abortion. 

“It’s not … that black and white,”  second-year mechanical student Boone Gervase said. “I think it should be legal in some cases, depending on how old the fetus is.” 

First-year education student Aiden Marion said he doesn’t think he should have a say.

“Being a man, I find that my thoughts … aren’t really valid,” Marion said.