This past election, people in 10 U.S. states voted for or against abortion rights in their home states.
In states where abortion was banned or restricted, voters were asked whether they supported adding a right to abortion to their constitution. Where abortion was legal, voters were asked if they supported protecting the right to an abortion. (When the right to abortion is enshrined in a state’s constitution, that right is more protected from being reversed by the state legislature.)
The abortion ballot measures passed in seven out of 10 states, with Missouri and Arizona repealing their abortion bans. Meanwhile, the measures failed in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
We’ve rounded up all the states that included abortion-related measures on their ballots and what voters decided on.
Arizona: Ballot measure passed, repealing 15-week ban.
Arizona voters decided to amend the state constitution to establish a fundamental right to abortion. The measure, called Proposition 139, aims to protect the right to abortion up to viability (when there is a significant chance that the fetus can survive outside of the uterus, typically starting around 23 weeks) and the life and health of the pregnant person.
Colorado: Ballot measure passed. Abortion is legal at all stages of pregnancy.
Coloradans voted on whether they supported recognizing the right to abortion in the state constitution and allowing the use of public funds for abortions, which will make it possible for abortions to be covered under the state’s insurance plans.
Florida: Ballot measure failed. Abortion is banned after six weeks of pregnancy.
In Florida, Amendment 4 asked voters if they supported making abortion a constitutional right before viability and whenever necessary to protect the pregnant person’s health. The measure also maintained a current provision that required parents to be notified before a minor gets an abortion.
Maryland: Ballot measure passed. Abortion is legal at all stages of pregnancy.
An amendment asked Maryland voters if they supported enshrining the right to abortion in the state’s constitution. The measure will amend the constitution to include a right to reproductive freedom: the ability for a person to make their own decisions about their pregnancy.
Missouri: Ballot measure passed, repealing abortion ban.
In Missouri, voters were asked if they supported adding a fundamental right to reproductive freedom to the state’s constitution. The measure will give Missourians the right to make and carry out their own decisions on issues related to their reproductive health care, including abortion care, prenatal care, childbirth, and birth control.
Montana: Ballot measure passed. Abortion is legal up to viability.
In Montana, voters decided on whether they supported providing a constitutional right to abortion, allowing Montanans to make and carry out decisions about their own pregnancies. The measure would have allowed the state to regulate abortions after viability, except when indicated by a doctor to protect the life or health of the pregnant person.
Nebraska: Ballot measure to remove restrictions failed. Abortion is banned after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Nebraska was the only state that had competing measures on its ballot this election. Voters were asked to respond to two questions.
One question asked whether voters supported enshrining the current 12-week ban, except in the case of rape, incest, or a medical emergency. The other question asked whether they supported establishing a fundamental right to abortion in the state’s constitution up to viability or when needed to support the pregnant person’s life or health.
Nevada: Ballot measure passed, but needs to be voted on again. Abortion is legal up to 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Nevadans voted on whether they support establishing the right to an abortion in the state’s constitution until viability or when necessary to protect the life or health of a pregnant person. However, the state’s abortion initiative must pass two consecutive general elections before it can be added to the constitution, meaning that Nevadan voters must vote on it again in 2026.
New York: Ballot measure passed. Abortion is legal up to viability.
In New York, Proposal 1 asked voters if they supported amending the state’s constitution to broaden current discrimination laws to prohibit discrimination for pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive health care. The measure didn’t explicitly mention abortion because the New York State Board of Elections included the proposal’s technical language instead of an easier-to-understand version—which prompted a lawsuit.
South Dakota: Ballot measure failed. Abortion is banned.
South Dakota’s Amendment G aimed to repeal the state’s current abortion ban. The measure asked voters if they supported having a state constitutional right to abortion based on which trimester the pregnant person was in.
During the first trimester, the government wouldn’t be allowed to regulate a person’s decision to have an abortion; in the second trimester, the state could regulate it, but only in ways “reasonably related to the physical health of the pregnant woman”; and in the third trimester, the state could ban abortion, except when it’s necessary based on a doctor’s judgment to preserve the life and health of the pregnant person.
For more information about your state’s abortion ballot measures, check out this KFF report.