Voters in 10 states, including the battleground states of Arizona and Nevada, will weigh the proposals abortion amendments on their ballots this year, deciding whether to protect the right to abortion in their state constitution.

The United States Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade and exacerbated the situation in the country. mixture of abortion laws. But in the years since, voters in several states have widely approved ballot measures for expand and guarantee the right to abortion while cancel proposals restrict access to abortion. Political candidates also found the right to abortion a winning issue with the voters.

This year, with 10 states set to vote on abortion ballot measures and a slew of high-stakes races, Democrats are hoping the popularity of right to abortion will result in victories for the politician – and for his party. Meanwhile, Republicans in several states have tried to cancel the proposals before voters can go to the polls.

This is where voters will decide the right to abortion on Election Day.

Arizona

A citizen-initiated ballot measure in Arizona would protect the right to abortion and prevent the state from restricting access to the procedure until approximately 24 weeks, or until a fetus can survive outside the womb. The proposal is likely to be adopted; A New York Times/Siena College Poll of September found that 58% of likely voters said they support the amendment. Passage of the measure would overturn the current ban on abortion after 15 weeks, with no exceptions for rape or incest.

Colorado

In Colorado, one of the few states that does not restrict abortion for adults, voters will vote on a measure to enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution. The measure would also lift the ban on using public funds for abortion services, potentially allowing Medicaid or government employees’ health insurance plans to pay for the procedure.

Montana

Montana voters will decide whether or not to uphold a 1999 state Supreme Court ruling that protected the right to abortion until fetal viability. State courts have blocked several anti-abortion bills in the past, citing the 1999 ruling, and abortion rights advocates hope to enshrine the right in the state constitution.

Nevada

Abortion in Nevada is already legal for up to six months, but voters in this battleground state will vote on whether to do so. enshrine this norm in the state constitution. If passed, Nevadans would have to approve the ballot question again in 2026 to formally amend the constitution.

Florida

Despite many challenges from Governor Ron DeSantis and other state Republican officials, Florida Amendment 4 should appear on the Sunshine State’s ballot. Residents will vote on whether to protect access to abortion until fetal viability, about 24 weeks. If adopted, the amendment effectively nullifies the the state’s six-week ban. DeSantis warned that passage of Amendment 4 would represent “the end of the pro-life movement.”

Nebraska

Nebraska is the only state to propose competing abortion amendments on the ballot this year. One measure would protect abortion until fetal viability, or “when necessary to protect the life or health of the pregnant patient.” The other would essentially codify the state’s current ban into its constitution, banning the procedure after the first trimester with exceptions for medical emergencies, rape or incest.

If voters approve both measures, whichever of the two gets the most votes will be the one enshrined in the state constitution, according to The Associated Press.

Maryland

Maryland, like Colorado, has no restrictions on abortion throughout the pregnancy. With a measure of the right to abortion On this year’s ballot, voters will decide whether to enshrine the right to reproductive freedom in their state’s constitution.

Missouri

An amendment to allow the State of Missouri to regulate abortion only after fetal viability“except to protect the life or health of the woman,” will be on the ballot. Adoption of the measure would effectively have the effect repeal the state’s near-total ban on abortion.

new York

New Yorkers will vote on a measure to expand the state’s equal rights amendment to add protected classes to include “pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive health care and autonomy”, effectively preserving the right to a abortion in the state.

Despite Democratic dominance in New York and the state’s historically liberal reputation, the measure is not sure of success. The ballot proposal does not include clear language to explain that it would protect abortion and LGBTQ rights. Democrats pushed to include such language, but a judge declined to force the State Board of Elections to do so. The New York Republicans, who gained ground in the last electionsto have used the technical language of measurement to phrase it inaccurately as dismantling of parental rights and expand trans rights for minors.

South Dakota

South Dakotans set to vote on a proposal this would permit abortion throughout the first trimester, permit “regulation” by the state that is “reasonably related” to the health of a pregnant person during the second trimester, and permit “regulation or prohibition” in the third trimester, with exceptions.