Anti-abortion groups and Republican allies are employing a range of tactics to combat proposed ballot initiatives aimed at protecting reproductive rights or preventing voters from having a say in upcoming elections. These strategies include efforts to remove signatures from initiative petitions, introducing competing ballot measures to confuse voters, and causing delays through legal challenges over initiative language.
These tactics are being utilized in at least seven states where initiatives focused on codifying abortion and reproductive rights are slated for the November ballot. The battles over these planned statewide initiatives underscore the deep divisions stemming from the U.S. Supreme Court's decision two years ago to eliminate a constitutional right to abortion.
