Voters approved abortion protections in Nevada and Virginia
Voters approved constitutional abortion protections in Nevada and Virginia, while Missouri voters rejected Amendment 3, preserving the constitutional right to abortion adopted in 2024, KFF reported. Idaho voters rejected a proposal to expand access, leaving the state with some of the most restrictive abortion laws. KFF said access was protected in three of the four states.
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Voters in Nevada and Virginia approved constitutional protections for abortion, Missouri voters preserved a right adopted in 2024, and Idaho voters rejected a proposal to expand access in the midterm election. The Guardian reported that voters in Nevada, Virginia and Missouri passed or strengthened reproductive-rights protections; KFF reported that abortion-rights measures prevailed in three states among the four with ballot questions. Nevada voters approved the measure for a second time, meeting the state requirement for citizen-proposed constitutional amendments. In Missouri, voters rejected Amendment 3, placed on the ballot by the Republican-majority legislature. It would have repealed the constitutional abortion right approved in 2024 and added a constitutional prohibition on gender-affirming care for minors. Idaho's rejected proposition would have expanded abortion access, leaving the state's existing ban in place.
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The Guardian, The Contrarian, and KFF report reproductive-rights ballot outcomes in multiple states, including protections passed in Nevada and Virginia. The Guardian’s description of Idaho conflicts with The Contrarian and KFF, which report that Idaho voters rejected the measure, but that does not negate the proposed claim about several states.