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Of the 10 states with abortion rights on the ballot, seven states, including several that supported Donald Trump, voted to secure abortion access. These wins indicate just how popular reproductive freedom remains across the country — and across party lines.

"Yesterday, Missourians voted to end Missouri’s abortion ban and protect reproductive freedom. Today’s lawsuit is the next step to fulfill the promise of the amendment."

We spoke to ACLU affiliates in Arizona and Missouri about how their state’s ballot measures can restore full abortion access in a moment when this vital care lacks federal-level protections.

How we respond to the election outcome is as important as who wins the White House.

The ACLU examines the down-ballot races, ballot initiatives and state supreme court races impact on the future of abortion access in key states.

Ahead of the election, we examined how political ads and news media stories depict the immigration debate as more negative than it may be.

"Preventing Project 2025’s dystopian view of America relies on all of us to stand up for what we believe in and protect each other."

Today’s opinion from the Missouri Supreme Court was a complete rejection of the anti-abortion politicians' arguments and attempts to subvert our constitutional right to vote to protect reproductive freedom, including access to abortion, birth control, and miscarriage care.

The decision upholds Missourians’ constitutional right to the initiative process by reversing the trial court’s decision, nullifies the Secretary of State’s decertification, and ensures that Missourians will vote on reproductive freedom.