Montanans vote to codify abortion access in the state constitution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Montanans vote to codify abortion access in the state constitution

NPR  

Montanans vote to codify abortion access in the state constitution toggle caption William Campbell/Getty Images/Getty Images North America HELENA, Mont. — Montanans have voted to protect reproductive rights in the state’s constitution, according to a call by the Associated Press. Access is protected by a 1999 Montana Supreme Court precedent that found the state’s right to privacy protects the right to terminate a pregnancy. The measure also guarantees abortion access post-viability to protect the pregnant person’s life or health.

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Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors
1 week, 5 days ago

Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

— A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors will remain temporarily blocked, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, after justices unanimously agreed with a lower court judge who found the law likely violates the state’s constitutional right to privacy. “In upholding the district court’s flawed decision to temporarily block a duly enacted law, the Supreme Court put …

What to know about abortion access in Missouri
2 weeks, 3 days ago

What to know about abortion access in Missouri

Associated Press  

— Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, immediately after a newly passed constitutional amendment rolling back the state’s near-total ban took effect, but they remain on hold as a complicated court battle drags on. Missouri’s Republican attorney general says many of those old laws — like a 72-hour waiting period — should still …

Missouri’s GOP attorney general says abortions after viability remain illegal under new amendment
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Missouri’s GOP attorney general says abortions after viability remain illegal under new amendment

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s Republican attorney general has pledged to enforce some laws restricting abortion despite a new constitutional amendment widely expected to undo the state’s near-total ban on the procedure. In an opinion requested by incoming GOP governor Mike Kehoe, Attorney General Andrew Bailey wrote that his office will continue enforcing a ban on abortion after fetal viability. There is an …

Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Laws Banning Abortion, Abortion Pills
1 month ago

Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Laws Banning Abortion, Abortion Pills

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy in line with voters in yet more states voicing support for abortion rights. One Wyoming law that Owens said violated women’s rights under the state constitution bans abortion except …

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
1 month ago

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

Associated Press  

— A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy in line with voters in yet more states voicing support for abortion rights. One Wyoming law that Owens said violated women’s rights under the state constitution bans abortion except to protect to a pregnant …

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including its explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
1 month ago

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including its explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

LA Times  

Mifepristone, a medication used in combination to end a pregnancy, was banned under a law struck down by a state judge in Wyoming. A state judge this week struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy. One Wyoming law that Owens said violated women’s rights under the state …

"People are scared": Activists brace for "unprecedented assault on human rights" under Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

"People are scared": Activists brace for "unprecedented assault on human rights" under Trump

Salon  

In the week since President-elect Donald Trump's victory, the transgender rights organization Advocates for Trans Equality has seen an uptick in the number of community members reaching out in search of resources. Outrage against the Biden administration's handling of Israel's retaliatory invasion of Gaza simultaneously spawned nationwide protests, some of which disrupted Biden and Harris campaign stops, and the anti-war …

Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures
1 month, 1 week ago

Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures

Politico  

While President-elect Donald Trump and other Republicans campaigned on a promise to leave abortion policy to the states, Students for Life is lobbying allies on Capitol Hill to ban telehealth prescriptions of abortion pills and slash funding for colleges and universities that provide abortion pills through student health centers. “The federal government has a sacred duty to protect the right …

They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump

NPR  

They split the ticket. The pattern of voters supporting abortion rights, but choosing Trump over Harris held true in all ten states with ballot measures to protect abortion rights on the ballot. “I believe his policy is that he’s just going to give it back to the states and from there they could decide how important it was.” The survey …

States’ Abortion Rights Wins May Be Short-Lived Under a Second Trump Term
54 years, 11 months ago

States’ Abortion Rights Wins May Be Short-Lived Under a Second Trump Term

Wired  

When the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, it ended the constitutional right to have an abortion and returned the ability to regulate the procedure to the states. Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, and New York passed referendums upholding abortion rights, while measures to restore or expand access failed in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota. …

How abortion access map has been dramatically redrawn across US - after shock twists in deep red states
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How abortion access map has been dramatically redrawn across US - after shock twists in deep red states

Daily Mail  

It wasn't just Donald Trump or Kamala Harris on the ticket last night - there were also important referendums on abortion. Experts say yesterday's ballot measures were similarly surprising, we look at how all 10 states voted below: Missouri - allowed up to 24 weeks In The Show-Me State, when Roe v. Wade was overturned, a 2019 law that banned …

Abortion rights amendment's passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Abortion rights amendment's passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri

The Independent  

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Abortion rights amendment’s passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Abortion rights amendment’s passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in Tuesday’s election and lost on three. Abortion is headed to court in the push to overturn Missouri’s ban Missouri is the most populous state where a ballot measure could roll back a current ban on abortions at all stages of pregnancy. Trump’s return to the White …

The Majority Of States' Abortion Rights Amendments Won
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Majority Of States' Abortion Rights Amendments Won

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Nearly everywhere abortion was on the ballot, Americans voted to protect it. A slim majority of Nebraska voters supported an anti-abortion amendment to codify the state’s current 12-week abortion ban, beating out the state’s competing abortion rights measure. “.A bipartisan group of voters today sent a clear message to the Florida legislature.” Despite 7 out of 10 …

Voters in at least 5 states restore reproductive rights
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Voters in at least 5 states restore reproductive rights

Raw Story  

In the first presidential election since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed state governments to determine if, when and why a woman can end a pregnancy, former President Donald Trump, who touted during the campaign he “was able to kill Roe v. Wade” appeared poised to be reelected early Wednesday. “In fact, the amendment goes even further, calling for ‘a fundamental …

U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots

The Hindu  

Since the U.S. overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling securing the right to abortion, several States of the North American country became the groundswell of public opposition. Not-for-profit public law observer Brennan Centre for Justice observed in a blogpost, “In most of these eight States, abortion opponents in official positions have used their power to try to block or …

Abortion rights advocates win in 4 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in Florida
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Abortion rights advocates win in 4 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in Florida

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Missouri Votes To Codify Abortion Rights In State Constitution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Missouri Votes To Codify Abortion Rights In State Constitution

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Missourians will pass a historic amendment on Tuesday night that will codify the right to abortion access until fetal viability in the state constitution, according to projections. Amendment 3 will repeal the state’s near-total abortion ban and restore access until around 24 weeks of pregnancy ― a monumental win for abortion rights advocates in the deep-red state. …

Most states that considered abortion rights amendments approved them
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Most states that considered abortion rights amendments approved them

NPR  

Most states that considered abortion rights amendments approved them toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images/AFP Ten states considered adding language guaranteeing abortion rights in their state constitutions during this year’s elections. Sponsor Message In Arizona, voters approved a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights up to the point of viability in the state constitution, likely upending the state’s …

Nevadans take first step to protecting abortion in state constitution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nevadans take first step to protecting abortion in state constitution

NPR  

Nevadans take first step to protecting abortion in state constitution toggle caption Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images This piece originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. RENO – Abortion is one step closer to being constitutionally protected in Nevada after voters approved a statewide ballot question for the first time, according to the Associated Press. …

How Ballot Measures Will Change Abortion Access
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Ballot Measures Will Change Abortion Access

New York Times  

How abortion rights measures fared Passed Failed How Ballot Measures Will Change Abortion Access Abortion rights found support at the ballot box in seven states on Tuesday, expanding access in already legal states and lifting bans in two others. How abortion laws will change Full ban 6-week ban Other limit Legal Missouri Current: Full ban Arizona 15-week ban Colorado No …

Missouri voters back amendment to end abortion ban
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Missouri voters back amendment to end abortion ban

NPR  

Missouri voters back amendment to end abortion ban toggle caption Ed Zurga/AP This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. ST. LOUIS – Missourians voted to legalize abortion up until fetal viability and override the state's current ban on nearly all abortions, according to a call by the Associated Press. Then abortion rights proponents …

Nebraska's Abortion Ballot Measures Face a Showdown in the 2024 Election
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nebraska's Abortion Ballot Measures Face a Showdown in the 2024 Election

CNN  

More than two dozen states are holding elections in 2024 to determine whether to protect reproductive rights in their state constitutions. Reproductive health advocates are confident that they have voter sentiment on their side, with every measure aimed at protecting access having passed in states that have already held a popular vote on abortion rights since Roe v. Wade was …

Abortion rights: How states voted on ballot initiatives
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Abortion rights: How states voted on ballot initiatives

NPR  

Abortion rights: How states voted on ballot initiatives toggle caption Angela Weiss/Getty Images This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. Voters in Missouri have overturned their state's near-total abortion ban, while similar ballot measures in Florida and South Dakota failed to secure enough votes, keeping abortion restrictions in place. The ballot initiative presented …

New York votes to put abortion rights in the state constitution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New York votes to put abortion rights in the state constitution

NPR  

New York votes to put abortion rights in the state constitution toggle caption Yuki Iwamura/AP This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. ALBANY, N.Y. — New York voters have approved an amendment to the state constitution designed to protect the state’s current access to abortion along with protections against various forms discrimination, according …

Colorado voters move to put existing abortion laws into state constitution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Colorado voters move to put existing abortion laws into state constitution

NPR  

Colorado voters move to put existing abortion laws into state constitution toggle caption JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty images This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. DENVER, Co. – Colorado voters have approved a proposal to put protections for reproductive rights into the state constitution, according to a call by The Associated Press. Jared …

Abortion will be protected in the Maryland state constitution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Abortion will be protected in the Maryland state constitution

NPR  

Abortion will be protected in the Maryland state constitution toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images This piece originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. By approving the amendment, though, voters have made it extremely difficult for lawmakers in the future to pass a law that could limit reproductive care without violating the state constitution. Those laws …

Abortion rights advocates win in 6 states but lose in 3
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Abortion rights advocates win in 6 states but lose in 3

LA Times  

Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans in one of six victories for abortion rights advocates, while Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota defeated similar constitutional amendments, leaving bans in place. A measure that allows more abortion restrictions and enshrines the state’s current 12-week ban was adopted in Nebraska and a competing …

The Abortion Battle: Will Reproductive Rights Decide the Next Election?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Abortion Battle: Will Reproductive Rights Decide the Next Election?

Firstpost  

The upcoming presidential election has significant implications for abortion rights in the United States. With the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs Wade, the issue has become a key factor in determining the outcome of the election. Abortion rights are a highly contentious issue, with both candidates offering their own positions on the matter. While the Democrats have pledged to protect …

Abortion amendments pass in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri and more while Florida measure fails
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Abortion amendments pass in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri and more while Florida measure fails

Salon  

Results from the first presidential election since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with the Dobbs decision are already pouring in. Missouri: Amendment 3 Results: PASS 53.5% YES / 46.8% NO In Missouri, Amendment 3 would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, overturning the state’s current abortion ban. “It's a health care issue, it …

We Live In A Red State. Here's Why It Doesn't Feel Safe To Have A Second Child.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

We Live In A Red State. Here's Why It Doesn't Feel Safe To Have A Second Child.

Huff Post  

The author and her husband, Donald, celebrating his tenure-track offer, March 2023. On our way back to Missouri, I tried to hold on to the image of the people we’d seen in the streets of Montpelier holding signs for reproductive rights: “PRO-CHOICE IS PRO-LIFE,” “WE ARE NOT OVARY-ACTING,” an image of a hanger with the words reading: “NEVER AGAIN.” A …

Expensive Campaigns Loom as Abortion Rights Battle Intensifies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Expensive Campaigns Loom as Abortion Rights Battle Intensifies

Associated Press  

Abortion rights are a major issue in North Carolina's upcoming Supreme Court election, with both major parties focusing heavily on the issue in their campaigns. Democratic candidate Allison Riggs has been highlighting her support for reproductive rights, while Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin has expressed concerns about the issue and the potential impact on the state's judicial system. The race is …

High Stakes Abortion Ballot Initiatives Could Decide Who Takes the White House
1 month, 3 weeks ago

High Stakes Abortion Ballot Initiatives Could Decide Who Takes the White House

India Today  

The upcoming US presidential election could be decided by the outcome of several abortion-related ballot measures in 10 states. The issue is a key issue in many states, with voters considering whether to protect reproductive rights or restrict them. The high level of support for pro-choice measures in battleground states like Arizona and Nevada suggests that abortion could be a …

Missouri Voters Decide on Abortion Ban Override
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Missouri Voters Decide on Abortion Ban Override

CNN  

Missouri voters will decide whether to overturn their state's near-total abortion ban in a ballot measure this election. The measure would establish the right to make reproductive care decisions, including about abortion, without interference up to fetal viability, around 22 to 24 weeks into pregnancy.

The Catholic father-son duo fighting for abortion rights in South Dakota
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Catholic father-son duo fighting for abortion rights in South Dakota

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We all got together, drafted the amendment, filed it and started collecting signatures.” On …

Mapped: Where is abortion on the ballot? Voters will have a say in these 10 states
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Mapped: Where is abortion on the ballot? Voters will have a say in these 10 states

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Movements to amend state constitutions in California, Michigan, …

A record number of states are voting on women’s bodily autonomy. How did it come to this?
2 months ago

A record number of states are voting on women’s bodily autonomy. How did it come to this?

The Independent  

As Americans prepare to cast their ballots in a historic presidential election, a record number of voters will determine the future of abortion access in their home states. In Florida, where abortion is banned after six weeks gestation — before many people even know they’re pregnant — voters will decide on Amendment 4, which if passed will prohibit the government …

Tim Walz Worries People Will Vote To Codify Abortion In Own State But Still Vote Republican
2 months ago

Tim Walz Worries People Will Vote To Codify Abortion In Own State But Still Vote Republican

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Gov. Tim Walz said the “disconnect” of people who plan to vote to codify abortion in their own state but still vote for Republicans for Congress and the White House is “dangerous.” “This is troubling to me: Folks who are going to vote to protect abortion on amendments in states like Montana, but are then going to …

There Are More Abortion Rights Ballot Measures Than Ever Before
2 months, 1 week ago

There Are More Abortion Rights Ballot Measures Than Ever Before

Huff Post  

Eleven abortion referendums will be in front of voters in 10 states this Election Day — the largest number of pro-choice amendments the country has ever seen during a single election cycle. Missouri’s Amendment 3 would restore abortion access until viability and protect women from being prosecuted for pregnancy outcomes like miscarriage and stillbirth — a particularly progressive measure in …

More abortion ballot measures are set to pass. Then state courts will have their say.
2 months, 1 week ago

More abortion ballot measures are set to pass. Then state courts will have their say.

Politico  

In Arizona, progressive groups are holding events and knocking on doors to make GOP-appointed state Supreme Court Justices Clint Bolick and Kathryn King the first in state history to lose a retention vote by reminding voters the pair ruled this year to uphold an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions. But they can interpret what it means, and what the …

How a ballot initiative in Missouri is setting up another red-state test for abortion rights
3 months ago

How a ballot initiative in Missouri is setting up another red-state test for abortion rights

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Amendment 3, which would enshrine abortion rights in …

In 'win for reproductive freedom,' North Dakota judge strikes down abortion ban
3 months, 1 week ago

In 'win for reproductive freedom,' North Dakota judge strikes down abortion ban

Raw Story  

Two days after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed that "every Democrat, every Republican, liberal, conservative" wanted the federal right to abortion care to be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, a North Dakota judge became the latest on Thursday to strike down a state-level abortion ban, saying it violated residents' constitutional rights. Meetra Mehdizadeh, a staff attorney at CRR, …

The GOP’s New Tactic to Block Abortion Votes Is Startlingly Successful
3 months, 1 week ago

The GOP’s New Tactic to Block Abortion Votes Is Startlingly Successful

Slate  

Conservatives have once again turned to the courts to keep people from voting on reproductive rights. The anti-abortion plaintiffs argued that Missouri’s Amendment 3, which protects the right to make decisions about reproductive health care, covers more than one subject. The anti-abortion plaintiffs contend that the abortion-rights ballot measure covers more than one subject because it addresses a right to …

North Dakota judge strikes down the state’s abortion ban
3 months, 1 week ago

North Dakota judge strikes down the state’s abortion ban

LA Times  

A state judge struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable. The judge acknowledged in his ruling that in the past, the North Dakota courts had relied on federal court precedents on abortion, but said those state precedents had been “upended” by the …

Missouri is the latest state to put abortion on its ballot – here are the rest
3 months, 1 week ago

Missouri is the latest state to put abortion on its ballot – here are the rest

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Missouri Supreme Court rules abortion rights measure will be on state ballot
3 months, 1 week ago

Missouri Supreme Court rules abortion rights measure will be on state ballot

Hindustan Times  

Missouri's top court on Tuesday ruled that a proposed abortion rights amendment to the state constitution will appear on the ballot in November, allowing voters to decide whether to restore legal abortion in Missouri for the first time in over two years. Missouri Supreme Court rules abortion rights measure will be on state ballot The measure, which proposes a right …

Missouri Supreme Court Rules Measure Restoring Abortion Rights Will Be On Ballot
3 months, 1 week ago

Missouri Supreme Court Rules Measure Restoring Abortion Rights Will Be On Ballot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — An amendment to restore abortion rights in Missouri will be on the ballot, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. “Now, they will have the chance to enshrine these protections in the Missouri Constitution on November 5.” Mary Catherine Martin, a lawyer for a group of GOP lawmakers and abortion opponents suing to remove …

Abortion-rights measure will be on Missouri’s November ballot, court rules
3 months, 1 week ago

Abortion-rights measure will be on Missouri’s November ballot, court rules

Associated Press  

— A measure undoing Missouri’s near-total abortion ban will appear on the ballot in November, the state’s high court ruled Tuesday, marking the latest victory in a nationwide fight to have voters weigh in on abortion laws since federal rights to the procedure ended in 2022. The order also directs Ashcroft, an abortion opponent, to “take all steps necessary to …

Abortion rights measure will be on Missouri’s November ballot, court rules
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Abortion rights measure will be on Missouri’s November ballot, court rules

CNN  

AP — A measure undoing Missouri’s near-total abortion ban will appear on the ballot in November, the state’s high court ruled Tuesday, marking the latest victory in a nationwide fight to have voters weigh in on abortion laws since federal rights to the procedure ended in 2022. If passed, the proposal would enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri constitution and …

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