Topic
Abortion
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Abortion rights won in seven states — but a Trump presidency makes them vulnerable
A second Trump presidency and mixed results in abortion ballot measures and state supreme court races suggest access will grow more unequal in the United States.
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Nevadans approve measure to codify abortion rights
It still needs to pass in another election before going into effect.
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Missouri measure to restore abortion rights passes
The decision could reverse the state’s near-total ban on the procedure.
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South Dakotans reject measure to guarantee right to abortion in first trimester
Abortion is currently banned in South Dakota with minimal exceptions.
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New York passes equal rights amendment with abortion protections
The measure protects against discrimination based on “ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, and sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity and pregnancy.”
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Nebraskans vote for 12-week abortion ban, reject broader protections
The state had two competing measures on abortion. If both were approved, the one with more votes would pass.
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Montanans approve ballot measure codifying abortion protections
While abortion is legal to the point of fetal viability in Montana, lawmakers have repeatedly tried to restrict the procedure.
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Maryland approves measure to enshrine abortion, reproductive rights
Abortion is already legal up to the point of fetal viability in the state.
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Florida abortion rights measure is the first to fail since the end of Roe
The measure, Amendment 4, would have guaranteed the right to an abortion up until fetal viability.
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Coloradans approve measure to repeal ban on public funding for abortions
The procedure is already protected with no gestational limits in the state.