Ten states recently held votes on abortion-related measures, with abortion advocates claiming victories in seven of them. The states that went to the polls on this issue include Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota. The majority of the ballot measures aimed to amend efforts passed in Republican-led states following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
In Missouri, voters cleared the way to undo the state's near-total ban on abortion, one of the strictest restrictions in the nation. An amendment was passed that would allow lawmakers to restrict abortions past the point of a fetus' viability, typically considered after 21 weeks.
