Despite a strong showing of support for abortion rights on Election Day, the abortion access landscape in the United States won’t change immediately. Under President Donald Trump’s second term, it will remain heavily fragmented and vulnerable to future restriction.
Voters in seven states – Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, and New York – passed pro-abortion ballot initiatives at the polls this week. About a fifth of abortions in the US occur in those states, according to data from the Society of Family Planning.
