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Poppy Noor

Abortion on the ballot: here are the US states voting on a woman’s right to choose

California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont will hold referendums on abortion next month.
California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont will hold referendums on abortion next month. Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images

When the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in June, it put the matter of regulating abortion entirely in the hands of the states. This November, voters will weigh in on ballot initiatives that will decide the future of abortion in five of those states: California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont.

Reproductive rights proponents are hoping to replicate their historic win in Kansas, where a reliably conservative state successfully defeated an anti-abortion ballot initiative in August.

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