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.

• New York, Montana, and Nevada voted to expand or uphold their existing abortion rights up until viability. Meanwhile, Maryland voted to allow abortion with no gestational limits, and Colorado voted to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution and repeal its ban on publicly-funded abortions.