10 US States Hold Abortion Referendums

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NOV 6 2024

Above: Staten Island residents cast their ballots during the general election on Nov. 5, 2024, at Our Lady of Pitty School in Staten Island, New York. Image copyright: Luiz C. Ribeiro/Contributor/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Imagesstory last updated NOV 6 2024

The Facts

10 US states held referendum votes on abortion during the 2024 US election on Tuesday, seven of which voted to expand or retain abortion rights while three voted to uphold abortion restrictions.
Two of the seven pro-abortion votes were in Missouri, which overturned its previous total ban and codified the right to abortion up to fetal viability, and Arizona, which voted to overturn its previous 15-week ban and protect abortion up to viability.