(CNN) – More than two years after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and end the federal constitutional right to abortion, Americans in 10 states voted on whether to solidify reproductive rights into their state constitutions.
CNN projects that measures to protect access to abortion will be approved in Arizona, Colorado, New York, Maryland, Missouri, Montana and Nevada. In New York, Colorado and Maryland, where abortion is currently legal at least up to the point of viability, the measures will maintain current access to abortion. In Missouri, the amendment will significantly expand access to abortion, which is currently prohibited without exceptions for rape or incest. Similarly, in Arizona the amendment is expected to overturn the state’s ban on abortions at 15 weeks of pregnancy.
However, an amendment introduced in Florida to protect the right to abortion until the moment of viability will fail, CNN projects, failing to reach the 60% threshold of voters for approval. The six-week ban will remain in effect.
And in South Dakota, the abortion ban will be maintained with an exception to save the life of the mother, since the majority of voters spoke out against an initiative to legalize abortion – with regulations – during the first and second trimester of pregnancy.
Nebraska voters also weighed in on the issue as they faced a duel of measures at the polls: one that would overturn the state’s 12-week abortion ban, which makes exceptions for sexual assault, incest and medical emergencies, and another that would maintain the restriction.
Below we show you what was voted, and here you can see the live results:
Arizona voters will approve a measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution until fetal viability, CNN projects.
The victory for reproductive rights advocates will expand access to the procedure in the state, which currently bans abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Doctors consider fetal viability to be around 22 to 24 weeks.
The Arizona Supreme Court voted in April to uphold a total ban on abortion from the Civil War erasparking national outrage and prompting state lawmakers to repeal the ban before it could take effect. Abortion rights advocates say this moment served as a stark reminder of what could happen if reproductive rights are not enshrined in the state constitution.
Colorado voters will approve a measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, CNN projects. Although abortion remains legal in the state without a gestational limit, passage of the amendment will allow public funds to be used for abortions.
This will open the way for the state to potentially cover abortions through Medicaid and some health insurance plans for state employees. Abortion rights advocates say this will significantly help expand abortion access, especially among low-income people.
Maryland
Maryland voters will approve a measure to enshrine reproductive protections, including the right to terminate a pregnancy, in the state constitution, CNN projects. The procedure is now legal in the state with no gestation limit.
In 2023, Maryland passed a protection law that safeguards its abortion providers from investigations by other states. Although the state’s vote will have little impact on abortion access for its own residents, advocates say it is important to solidify reproductive freedoms in a state that has become a hotspot for out-of-state patients.
CNN projects that New York voters will approve a measure that would amend the equal protection clause of the state constitution to state that a person’s rights cannot be denied due to “pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive care and autonomy.” .
The amendment survived several legal challenges to reach the state ballot. It seeks to provide protections against discrimination based on various factors, including pregnancy outcomes, age, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity. While advocates focused on abortion rights, opponents used the broad nature of the measure to raise concerns about issues related to transgender people and parental rights.
Florida voters will reject a measure to protect abortion rights up to the point of viability, CNN projects. Although the measure is projected to receive the majority of votes, it will not reach the 60% vote threshold needed for approval.
Both supporters and opponents of abortion rights campaigned heavily on the issue. A federal judge recently accused officials in Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration of attempting to violate First Amendment rights in his campaign against the ballot measure.
The Sunshine State was once a critical access point for patients in southern states with more restrictive abortion policies.
Missouri voters will approve a measure to enshrine the right to abortion until the point of viability in the state Constitution, CNN projects.
The measure will establish the right to make decisions regarding reproductive care without government interference and will protect those who request or provide medical care from government discrimination.
The expected victory for reproductive rights advocates will greatly expand access to abortion in the state, where the procedure is currently banned without exceptions for rape or incest. Doctors consider that the viability of the fetus is around 22 or 24 weeks of pregnancy.
CNN projects that Montana voters will approve a measure to amend the state Constitution to protect the right to make decisions about one’s pregnancy – including the right to abortion – up to fetal viability or when necessary to protect life or the health of the pregnant patient.
Although abortion is currently legal up to viability in Montana, the measure will strengthen the right to the procedure in the state by enshrining a 1999 state Supreme Court ruling. Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a law in 2023 that specified that access to An abortion is no longer protected by the right to privacy in the state Constitution, defying that precedent.
The Protect Women and Children initiative would enshrine the current 12-week abortion ban in the state constitution, with exceptions for cases of rape, incest and medical emergencies. The Protect Abortion Rights Initiative would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution up to the point of fetal viability or to protect the life or health of the pregnant patient.
This summer, Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnenannounced that, for the first time in state history, two conflicting petitions had made it to the same ballot. Organizers campaigned fiercely to get their respective initiatives on the ballot, with each side accusing the other of using deceptive tactics.
For one of the two measures to be approved, it needs to receive a majority of the votes and at least 35% of the total votes cast in the election. If both amendments are approved, the one that receives the most votes will prevail.
Nevada voters will approve a measure that will establish the fundamental right to abortion up to the point of fetal viability in the state Constitution, CNN projects. However, to amend the Constitution, Nevada voters will have to approve the measure again in 2026.
South Dakota voters will reject a measure that would have guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion – with regulations – during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy, CNN projects.
Reproductive rights advocates had hoped the measure would restore abortion access to pregnant survivors of rape or incest, who have no abortion options under current state law.
