"We're going to use every tool available to us, whether with the courts, legislatures or governors, or in the streets," said Jessica Arons, a director of policy at the ACLU.
Until now, abortion rights groups have focused much of their energy on ballot initiatives to secure abortion rights in state constitutions. By putting it in the hands of voters, they have enshrined protections in 11 states and defeated anti-abortion measures in two more since Roe v. Wade fell.
That strategy, which absorbed millions of dollars, is hitting its endpoint. There are only four states left that allow the direct democracy approach - Arkansas, Idaho, North Dakota and Oklahoma - where voters have not yet weighed in on state abortion rights.
Abortion rights supporters could also try again to pass protections in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota, the three states where such measures failed in the 2024 elections.
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