The first Trump administration brought down the federal right to abortion and kicked off a domino effect of states outlawing it, which led to OB/GYNs leaving those states out of fear of legal retribution and created maternal care deserts across “vast swaths of the South and Midwest,

In Nevada, voters approved the measure to protect abortion rights with 63 percent. But state law requires voters to approve ballot amendments twice, so the measure will face another vote in 2026. Abortion has remained broadly legal in the state since the Supreme Court overturned Roe.

Abortion rights were on the ballot in 10 U.S. states in Tuesday's election, including battleground states that play critical roles in the presidential race and the fight for control of Congress.

The 2024 election is only the first test of the measure seeking to enshrine the right to an abortion until the fetus can survive outside the womb, known as “fetal viability” w