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Wonkette · Fri 17:57
This Election Was Also (Mostly) A Victory For Abortion Rights! ↗Christianity Today · Thu 16:54
The State of the Pro-Life Movement After the Midterms ↗The Salt Lake Tribune · Thu 16:00
Idaho measure failed — with LDS Church help — but voters deliver abortion-rights wins in other states ↗KFF Health News · Thu 10:00
Midterm Voters Split on Abortion and Trans Healthcare Ballot Questions ↗The Stranger · Wed 21:00
Idaho Voters Picked the Evilest Possible State Gun ↗The 19th · Wed 19:56
How abortion became a stand-in for voters’ distrust of politicians ↗Boise State Public Radio · Wed 15:11
Prop 1 fails: Idaho voters reject ballot initiative to restore abortion rights ↗The New Republic · Wed 14:25
3 Out of 4 States With Abortion on Ballot Vote to Increase Access ↗The 19th · Wed 11:42
Abortion will stay banned in Idaho, voters decide ↗Boise State Public Radio · Nov 4
Abortion measure in Idaho defeated, but Nevada voters add abortion to state constitution ↗Timeline
Wires and corporate press also on it: The Hill, NBC News, The Guardian
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KFF Health News · Thu 15:48
A Missouri ballot measure explicitly tied access to abortion and transgender healthcare together. It didn’t sway voters to pass bans on them, writes @realbrambo.bsky.social.
kffhealthnews.org/elections/abortion-tra…
The 19th · Wed 20:15
“Abortion is both the issue itself and it’s a value on where does a candidate stand on understanding my life and respecting freedom on a more core fundamental level,” Molly Murphy, a president at Impact Research, a Democratic polling firm, told The 19th before the election.
The 19th · Wed 12:41
Idaho residents rejected a ballot measure that would have overturned one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, according to Decision Desk HQ.
Its failure means that abortion will continue to be outlawed in virtually all circumstances in Idaho, with only narrow exceptions.
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Amid a national blue wave on election night, US voters considered a series of ballot measures over abortion, with the pro-choice cause largely winning the night. Measures adding constitutional rights for abortion passed in Virginia and Nevada, and Missouri voters rejected a ballot measure restricting abortion. The…
christianitytoday.com ↗Voters shot down an abortion-rights measure in Idaho, but they supported proposals in Missouri, Virginia and Nevada.
sltrib.com ↗A Missouri ballot measure explicitly tied access to abortion and transgender healthcare together. It didn’t sway voters to pass bans on them, writes @realbrambo.bsky.social.
kffhealthnews.org ↗Midterm Voters Split on Abortion and Trans Healthcare Ballot Questions - KFF Health News
The nationwide blue wave in the midterm election didn’t necessarily carry over to ballot measures on abortion and transgender issues.
kffhealthnews.org ↗Despite the best efforts of the Idaho Republican Party, the state’s people still have the right to propose citizen initiatives, which appear on the ballot alongside initiatives referred by the far-right state Legislature. For instance, Idaho residents this year voted down a grassroots attempt to restore abortion…
thestranger.com ↗“Abortion is both the issue itself and it’s a value on where does a candidate stand on understanding my life and respecting freedom on a more core fundamental level,” Molly Murphy, a president at Impact Research, a Democratic polling firm, told The 19th before the election.
19thnews.org ↗How abortion became a stand-in for voters’ distrust of politicians
Even as abortion was not a top issue for voters in the midterm elections, Americans repeatedly rejected ballot initiatives and candidates they perceived as anti-abortion — a sign that reproductive rights have become a stand-in for broader questions of trust in lawmakers. In Missouri, voters rejected a ballot measure…
19thnews.org ↗On Tuesday, Idahoans voted to reject Proposition 1, the citizen-led ballot initiative that would’ve restored abortion rights in the state. The ballot measure needed a simple majority to pass: it lost by about 56% of votes.
boisestatepublicradio.org ↗Updated
newrepublic.com ↗
Much like 2022, the 2026 midterm elections proved the majority of voters support reproductive rights and abortion access. Four states had abortion on the ballot. Nevada and Virginia voted in favor of allowing abortions within state lines. Missouri voted against repealing a constitutional amendment supporting abortion…
newrepublic.com ↗Idaho voters rejected a ballot initiative that sought to legalize abortion in the state and would have enumerated rights to other types of reproductive healthcare. Continue reading…
missoulacurrent.com ↗Idaho residents rejected a ballot measure that would have overturned one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, according to Decision Desk HQ.
Its failure means that abortion will continue to be outlawed in virtually all circumstances in Idaho, with only narrow exceptions.
bit.ly ↗Abortion will stay banned in Idaho, voters decide
Idaho residents rejected a ballot measure that would have overturned one of the nation’s strictest abortion bans, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Proposition 1 would have legalized abortion until the point of fetal viability — typically around 23 to 25 weeks of pregnancy — and created legal…
19thnews.org ↗Updated
boisestatepublicradio.org ↗
Proposition 1 campaigning in Idaho attracted millions of dollars from supporters and opponents in the lead up to Election Day.
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