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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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Anti-abortion centers are stepping into electoral politics
The centers have drawn scrutiny for giving people inaccurate information to deter them from getting abortions.
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Missouri voters could undo their state’s abortion ban. Making abortion accessible is a different story.
Even before Roe v. Wade fell, a web of restrictions had made abortion largely unavailable in Missouri – particularly in the rural areas home to a third of the state’s residents.