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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.
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Arizonans approve measure to expand abortion access
They voted for a measure that would guarantee the right to an abortion up until the point of fetal viability, according to a projection by Decision Desk HQ.
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Jury finds ex-detective guilty of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights in deadly raid
Brett Hankison faces a maximum sentence of life in prison after being convicted of using excessive force.
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Cecile Richards on voting for Kamala Harris: ‘I had been waiting for this chance all my life’
Electing Harris would be the culmination of decades of work by leaders like Richards, the former Planned Parenthood president and longtime abortion rights advocate.