Floridians rejected the proposal to enshrine abortion into the state Constitution after they learned it would open the floodgates for taxpayer-funded abortion "at any time" and "for any reason," one pro-life advocate said.
Trump has said he'll leave abortion up to the states—but he has a number of options to ban it if he changes his mind.
Supporters of Amendment 4 say the result shows voters don’t want a six-week abortion ban. But Republican lawmakers, reelected and retaining a supermajority in Tallahassee, disagree.
A costly campaign by abortion-rights advocates for state supreme court seats yielded mixed results in Tuesday’s election, with Republicans expanding their majority on Ohio’s court while candidates backed by progressive groups won in Montana and Michigan.
What is Georgia's law on abortion? Several state's voted this election cycle on abortion legislation, but Georgia was not one of them. Here's the law.
Missouri is the most populous state where a ballot measure could roll back a current ban on abortions at all stages of pregnancy.
Voters in seven states moved to protect abortion access through ballot initiatives, while similar measures in three other states failed.
This election, voters in 10 states — from deep-red Missouri to traditionally blue New York — were asked to decide on ballot measures relating to abortion access and reproductive rights. Seven of those states voted to protect, preserve or extend abortion rights, while three voted to restrict them, according to The Washington Post’s tally.
Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bans in one of seven victories for abortion rights advocates. Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota left bans in place.
Attitudes on abortion were not as one-sided as it may have seemed in the 2024 election, according to exit poll analyses.
Abortion access issues were on the ballot in several states Tuesday night, and nearly all of them won. But abortion was not enough to win Vice President Kamala Harris the presidency.