Overview
- On Nov. 3, voters in Idaho, Nevada, Virginia and Missouri will vote on ballot measures that would either protect or restrict abortion rights.
- Idaho’s Proposition 1 would create a statutory right to abortion until fetal viability, and medical groups warn the state’s current near‑total ban has driven away pregnancy‑care specialists and left gaps in maternity services.
- Nevada’s Question 6 must pass a second time in 2026 to become a constitutional amendment because state law requires approval in two separate elections before a ballot change takes effect.
- Missouri’s Amendment 3 would reverse the state’s 2024 pro‑choice constitutional amendment, narrow abortion to a few exceptions, require parental consent for minors and constitutionally bar gender‑affirming care for children.
- Where bans remain in force, people increasingly rely on medication by mail and travel to other states for care, a dynamic that is creating legal fights, longer waits for care and challenges in recruiting and keeping providers.