In the two years since the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, abortion has become the kind of issue that decides elections. Outrage over Roe's demise led Republicans to flounder in the 2022 midterms, and abortion rights supporters have won every post-Roe abortion-related ballot measure, including in red states such as Ohio, Kentucky and Kansas.
Because a number of the measures are in states that have outlawed abortion, they could become the first to overturn the post-Roe ban. Others are in states where abortion is legal, but activists say the measures are necessary to cement protections so they can't be easily overturned if Republicans control the government.
Arizona, a key battleground state in the presidential election, is vying to pass a measure that would enshrine the right to abortion up until viability in the state constitution. A provider could perform an abortion after viability if the procedure is necessary to protect the life or physical or mental health of a patient.
Colorado's measure would amend the state constitution to block the state government from denying, impeding or discriminating against individuals' right to abortion. This measure also includes a one-of-a-kind provision to bar Colorado from enacting laws that would infringe on the ability to access abortion services.
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