Abortion rights: How states are voting on ballot initiatives

Voters in Missouri have overturned their state's near-total abortion ban, while similar ballot measures in Florida and South Dakota failed to secure enough votes, keeping abortion restrictions in place. Meanwhile, voters in Colorado, Maryland and New York have voted to strengthen existing abortion rights.

Four other states are also voting on abortion rights , but The Associated Press has not yet called the results for those ballot initiatives.

Here are the results that are in so far:

: In a dramatic shift, Missouri voters have approved a measure to legalize abortion up to the point of viability, around 24 weeks of pregnancy. Missouri was the first state to ban abortion after Roe v. Wade was overturned, a ban that did not include an exception for rape or incest. "I think that was just a bridge too far, even for a state that voted for Donald Trump by a wide margin," says Jason Rosenbaum of St. Louis Public Radio. Read more .

South Dakota: Like Missouri, South Dakota has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, with no exception for health, rape or incest. A ballot proposal in South Dakota would have allowed abortions in the first trimester, but progressively restricted them as a pregnancy progressed. Lee Strubinger of South Dakota Public Broadcasting notes that anti-abortion groups called the proposal "too extreme," but local Planned Parenthood groups didn't support the ballot measure, either. Read more.

Florida: A similar ballot measure in Florida also failed. The state currently bans abortion after 6 weeks, a very narrow window of time . The ballot initiative presented to voters would have amended the state constitution to allow abortion up to the point of fetal viability. It required 60 percent approval to pass — a high bar. It fell short, with 57% of voters backing it: a majority, but not big enough to change the state's laws. Read more .

New York: Abortion is legal in the state, and voters have now passed an amendment that bans discrimination due to "sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare and autonomy." Read more .

Maryland: Abortion, already legal in Maryland, now is constitutionally protected. Read more.

Colorado: "Colorado is already a regional hub for abortion access," Colorado Public Radio's Bente Birkeland reports. The amendment approved by voters would codify current legal protections and also allow the state to provide public funding, like Medicaid and state employee health insurance coverage, for abortions. Read more .

Meanwhile, voters in Nebraska and Arizona are also voting on measures that would undo their states' abortion bans or restrictions. (In Nebraska, unusually, there are two competing ballot initiatives ). And Montana and Nevada are weighing ballot initiatives that would solidify their existing abortion rights into their state constitutions. Those results have not been called by the AP.

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion in 2022, states have had the final say on the issue. In some places, that has meant Republican-led state legislatures banning or reducing access to abortion only to see voters go to the polls to support abortion rights.