Abortion on the ballot: the state measures since the fall of Roe

Measures in Nevada, South Dakota and Missouri qualified for the November 2024 ballot after court fights,^[10][11][12] Arkansas's did not,^[13] and Nebraska's high court let competing measures appear.^[14] In Florida, state police questioned voters about signing the petition,^[15] and a judge stopped the state from threatening television stations over an abortion-rights ad.^[16] In November, abortion-rights advocates won in four states and cleared the way to overturn Missouri's ban, while Florida became the first state to reject an abortion-rights amendment since Roe was overturned, leaving its six-week ban in place.^[2][17]

In Missouri, a judge blocked state restrictions so that abortions could resume in February 2025,^[18] the state Supreme Court effectively banned them again in May,^[19] and a judge again blocked many of the state's anti-abortion laws in July.^[20] Republican lawmakers moved to repeal the amendment,^[21] and in 2026 Missourians will vote on doing so, while Idaho voters will decide whether to roll back that state's ban.^[4][3][22]