Abortion on the ballot

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Abortion-related ballot measures in the U.S.
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• Results for abortion-related ballot measures, 2024
•2023 and 2024 abortion-related ballot measures
• History of abortion ballot measures
• Abortion on the ballot
• Abortion regulations by state

Abortion, as a ballot measure topic, refers to policies related to abortion, including policies to:

  • ban abortion at various fetal development stages;
  • legalize or expand abortion services or access;
  • define a person to include fetuses;
  • allow or prohibit the use of public funds for abortions;
  • require parental notification before a minor can obtain an abortion;
  • declare a state constitutional right to abortion; or
  • declare that there is no state constitutional right to abortion.
See also: History of abortion ballot measures

List of ballot measures

By state

Alabama

  1. Alabama Amendment 2, State Abortion Policy Amendment (2018) Approved

Alaska

  1. Alaska Ballot Measure 2, Parental Notification of Abortion Initiative (August 2010) Approved
  2. Alaska Limiting State Funding of Abortions Initiative, Measure 6 (1982) Defeated
  3. Alaska Measure 6, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions Initiative (1982) Defeated

Arizona

  1. Arizona Proposition 110, Abortion Ban and Prohibit Public Funds Initiative (1992) Defeated
  2. Arizona Proposition 139, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) Approved

Arkansas

  1. Arkansas Amendment 3, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions and State Policy Initiative (1988) Approved
  2. Arkansas Amendment 65, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions and State Policy Initiative (1986) Defeated
  3. Arkansas Limitation on Public Funding for Abortion, Proposed Amendment 65 (1986) Defeated

California

  1. California Proposition 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2022) Approved
  2. California Proposition 4, Parental Notification of Abortion Initiative (2008) Defeated
  3. California Proposition 73, Parental Notification of Abortion Initiative (2005) Defeated
  4. California Proposition 85, Parental Notification of Abortion Initiative (2006) Defeated

Colorado

  1. Colorado Amendment 11, Prohibition on Partial-Birth Abortions Initiative (1998) Defeated
  2. Colorado Amendment 12, Parental Notification for Abortions Initiative (1998) Approved
  3. Colorado Amendment 25, Informed Consent for Abortion Initiative (2000) Defeated
  4. Colorado Amendment 3, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions Initiative (1984) Approved
  5. Colorado Amendment 48, Definition of Person Initiative (2008) Defeated
  6. Colorado Amendment 62, Definition of Person Amendment (2010) Defeated
  7. Colorado Amendment 67, Definition of Person Initiative (2014) Defeated
  8. Colorado Amendment 79, Right to Abortion and Health Insurance Coverage Initiative (2024) Approved
  9. Colorado Initiative 7, Repeal Prohibition on Public Funds for Abortions Amendment (1988) Defeated
  10. Colorado Proposition 115, 22-Week Abortion Ban Initiative (2020) Defeated

Florida

  1. Florida Amendment 1, Parental Notification of Abortion Measure (2004) Approved
  2. Florida Amendment 4, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) Defeated
  3. Florida Amendment 6, State Constitution Interpretation and Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions Amendment (2012) Defeated

Kansas

  1. Kansas No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment (August 2022) Defeated

Kentucky

  1. Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2, No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment (2022) Defeated

Louisiana

  1. Louisiana Amendment 1, No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment (2020) Approved

Maine

  1. Maine Question 1, "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act" Initiative (1999) Defeated

Maryland

  1. Maryland Question 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2024) Approved
  2. Maryland Question 6, Changes to Abortion Law Referendum (1992) Approved

Massachusetts

  1. Massachusetts Question 1, No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment (1986) Defeated

Michigan

  1. Michigan Proposal 3, Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative (2022) Approved
  2. Michigan Proposal A, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions for Public Assistance Recipients Referendum (1988) Approved
  3. Michigan Proposal B, Abortion Legalization to 20 Weeks Initiative (1972) Defeated

Mississippi

  1. Mississippi Initiative 26, Definition of Person Amendment (2011) Defeated

Missouri

  1. Missouri Amendment 3, Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative (2024) Approved

Montana

  1. Montana CI-128, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) Approved
  2. Montana LR-120, Parental Notification of Abortion Measure (2012) Approved
  3. Montana LR-131, Medical Care Requirements for Born-Alive Infants Measure (2022) Defeated

Nebraska

  1. Nebraska Initiative 434, Prohibit Abortions After the First Trimester Amendment (2024) Approved
  2. Nebraska Initiative 439, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) Defeated

Nevada

  1. Nevada Question 6, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) Approved
  2. Nevada Question 6, Right to Abortion Initiative (2026)
  3. Nevada Question 7, Abortion Legal to 24 Weeks Statute Referendum (1990) Approved

New York

  1. New York Proposal 1, Equal Protection of Law Amendment (2024) Approved

North Dakota

  1. North Dakota Measure 1, Abortion Legalization to 20 Weeks Initiative (1972) Defeated
  2. North Dakota Measure 1, Right to Life of Humans at Any Stage of Development Amendment (2014) Defeated

Ohio

  1. Ohio Issue 1, Right to Make Reproductive Decisions Including Abortion Initiative (2023) Approved

Oregon

  1. Oregon Expenditures on Abortion Services, Measure 7 (1978) Defeated
  2. Oregon Measure 10, Parental Notification of Abortion Initiative (1990) Defeated
  3. Oregon Measure 106, Ban Public Funds for Abortions Initiative (2018) Defeated
  4. Oregon Measure 43, Parental Notification of Abortion Initiative (2006) Defeated
  5. Oregon Measure 6, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions Initiative (1986) Defeated
  6. Oregon Measure 7, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions Initiative (1978) Defeated
  7. Oregon Measure 8, Abortion Ban Initiative (1990) Defeated

Rhode Island

  1. Rhode Island Question 14, Constitutional Right to Life and Abortion Prohibited Amendment (1986) Defeated

South Dakota

  1. South Dakota Abortion Ban, Initiative 11 (2008) Defeated
  2. South Dakota Abortion Ban, Referendum 6 (2006) Defeated
  3. South Dakota Constitutional Amendment G, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) Defeated
  4. South Dakota Initiative 11, Abortion Ban Measure (2008) Defeated
  5. South Dakota Referendum 6, Abortion Ban Measure (2006) Defeated

Tennessee

  1. Tennessee Amendment 1, No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment (2014) Approved

Vermont

  1. Vermont Proposal 5, Right to Personal Reproductive Autonomy Amendment (2022) Approved

Washington

  1. Washington Initiative 120, Abortion Prior to Fetal Viability Measure (1991) Approved
  2. Washington Initiative 471, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions Measure (1984) Defeated
  3. Washington Initiative 694, "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act" Measure (1998) Defeated
  4. Washington Referendum 20, Abortion Legalization to Four Months Measure (1970) Approved

West Virginia

  1. West Virginia Amendment 1, No Right to Abortion in Constitution Measure (2018) Approved

Wyoming

  1. Wyoming Initiative 1, Abortion Ban Measure (1994) Defeated


By year

2026

  1. Nevada Question 6, Right to Abortion Initiative (2026)

2024

  1. Arizona Proposition 139, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) Approved
  2. Colorado Amendment 79, Right to Abortion and Health Insurance Coverage Initiative (2024) Approved
  3. Florida Amendment 4, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) Defeated
  4. Maryland Question 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2024) Approved
  5. Missouri Amendment 3, Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative (2024) Approved
  6. Montana CI-128, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) Approved
  7. Nebraska Initiative 434, Prohibit Abortions After the First Trimester Amendment (2024) Approved
  8. Nebraska Initiative 439, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) Defeated
  9. Nevada Question 6, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) Approved
  10. New York Proposal 1, Equal Protection of Law Amendment (2024) Approved
  11. South Dakota Constitutional Amendment G, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) Defeated

2023

  1. Ohio Issue 1, Right to Make Reproductive Decisions Including Abortion Initiative (2023) Approved

2022

  1. California Proposition 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2022) Approved
  2. Kansas No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment (August 2022) Defeated
  3. Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2, No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment (2022) Defeated
  4. Michigan Proposal 3, Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative (2022) Approved
  5. Montana LR-131, Medical Care Requirements for Born-Alive Infants Measure (2022) Defeated
  6. Vermont Proposal 5, Right to Personal Reproductive Autonomy Amendment (2022) Approved

2020

  1. Colorado Proposition 115, 22-Week Abortion Ban Initiative (2020) Defeated
  2. Louisiana Amendment 1, No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment (2020) Approved

2018

  1. Alabama Amendment 2, State Abortion Policy Amendment (2018) Approved
  2. Oregon Measure 106, Ban Public Funds for Abortions Initiative (2018) Defeated
  3. West Virginia Amendment 1, No Right to Abortion in Constitution Measure (2018) Approved

2014

  1. Colorado Amendment 67, Definition of Person Initiative (2014) Defeated
  2. North Dakota Measure 1, Right to Life of Humans at Any Stage of Development Amendment (2014) Defeated
  3. Tennessee Amendment 1, No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment (2014) Approved

2012

  1. Florida Amendment 6, State Constitution Interpretation and Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions Amendment (2012) Defeated
  2. Montana LR-120, Parental Notification of Abortion Measure (2012) Approved

2011

  1. Mississippi Initiative 26, Definition of Person Amendment (2011) Defeated

2010

  1. Alaska Ballot Measure 2, Parental Notification of Abortion Initiative (August 2010) Approved
  2. Colorado Amendment 62, Definition of Person Amendment (2010) Defeated

2008

  1. California Proposition 4, Parental Notification of Abortion Initiative (2008) Defeated
  2. Colorado Amendment 48, Definition of Person Initiative (2008) Defeated
  3. South Dakota Abortion Ban, Initiative 11 (2008) Defeated
  4. South Dakota Initiative 11, Abortion Ban Measure (2008) Defeated

2006

  1. California Proposition 85, Parental Notification of Abortion Initiative (2006) Defeated
  2. Oregon Measure 43, Parental Notification of Abortion Initiative (2006) Defeated
  3. South Dakota Abortion Ban, Referendum 6 (2006) Defeated
  4. South Dakota Referendum 6, Abortion Ban Measure (2006) Defeated

2005

  1. California Proposition 73, Parental Notification of Abortion Initiative (2005) Defeated

2004

  1. Florida Amendment 1, Parental Notification of Abortion Measure (2004) Approved

2000

  1. Colorado Amendment 25, Informed Consent for Abortion Initiative (2000) Defeated

1999

  1. Maine Question 1, "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act" Initiative (1999) Defeated

1998

  1. Colorado Amendment 11, Prohibition on Partial-Birth Abortions Initiative (1998) Defeated
  2. Colorado Amendment 12, Parental Notification for Abortions Initiative (1998) Approved
  3. Washington Initiative 694, "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act" Measure (1998) Defeated

1994

  1. Wyoming Initiative 1, Abortion Ban Measure (1994) Defeated

1992

  1. Arizona Proposition 110, Abortion Ban and Prohibit Public Funds Initiative (1992) Defeated
  2. Maryland Question 6, Changes to Abortion Law Referendum (1992) Approved

1991

  1. Washington Initiative 120, Abortion Prior to Fetal Viability Measure (1991) Approved

1990

  1. Nevada Question 7, Abortion Legal to 24 Weeks Statute Referendum (1990) Approved
  2. Oregon Measure 10, Parental Notification of Abortion Initiative (1990) Defeated
  3. Oregon Measure 8, Abortion Ban Initiative (1990) Defeated

1988

  1. Arkansas Amendment 3, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions and State Policy Initiative (1988) Approved
  2. Colorado Initiative 7, Repeal Prohibition on Public Funds for Abortions Amendment (1988) Defeated
  3. Michigan Proposal A, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions for Public Assistance Recipients Referendum (1988) Approved

1986

  1. Arkansas Amendment 65, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions and State Policy Initiative (1986) Defeated
  2. Arkansas Limitation on Public Funding for Abortion, Proposed Amendment 65 (1986) Defeated
  3. Massachusetts Question 1, No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment (1986) Defeated
  4. Oregon Measure 6, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions Initiative (1986) Defeated
  5. Rhode Island Question 14, Constitutional Right to Life and Abortion Prohibited Amendment (1986) Defeated

1984

  1. Colorado Amendment 3, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions Initiative (1984) Approved
  2. Washington Initiative 471, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions Measure (1984) Defeated

1982

  1. Alaska Limiting State Funding of Abortions Initiative, Measure 6 (1982) Defeated
  2. Alaska Measure 6, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions Initiative (1982) Defeated

1978

  1. Oregon Expenditures on Abortion Services, Measure 7 (1978) Defeated
  2. Oregon Measure 7, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions Initiative (1978) Defeated

1972

  1. Michigan Proposal B, Abortion Legalization to 20 Weeks Initiative (1972) Defeated
  2. North Dakota Measure 1, Abortion Legalization to 20 Weeks Initiative (1972) Defeated

1970

  1. Washington Referendum 20, Abortion Legalization to Four Months Measure (1970) Approved

See also

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