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Seven out of the 10 US states cleared the way to undo one of the abortion bans as abortion-related ballot measures were voted on Tuesday (Nov 5).
Meanwhile, Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota rejected proposed amendments, leaving the abortion bans in the same place. The states became the first pro-abortion-rights ballot measures to fail since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
The amendments were passed in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, and Montana. Moreover, Nevada voters also approved it, but they will need to pass it again in 2026 for it to come into effect.
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In Nebraska, two duelling abortion-related measures were on the ballot. The one voters approved will protect abortion rights in the first trimester, while barring the procedure in the second and third trimesters, except in medical emergencies or when pregnancies are the result of sexual assaults or incest.
Republican Donald Trump, who won the presidential elections on Wednesday, has remained inconsistent most of the time when it comes to abortion rights.
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Moreover, Missouri becomes the first state where a vote will undo a ban on abortion at all stages of pregnancy. It will also make an amendment that will allow lawmakers to restrict abortions only past the point of a foetus’ viability.
However, the ban and these restrictive laws will not be automatically repealed, the advocates now have to ask courts to overturn laws to square with the new amendment.
"Today, Missourians made history and sent a clear message: decisions around pregnancy, including abortion, birth control, and miscarriage care, are personal and private and should be left up to patients and their families, not politicians," Rachel Sweet, campaign manager of Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, said in a statement.
(With inputs from agencies)