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States’ Abortion Rights Wins May Be Short-Lived Under a Second Trump Term
More than two years after a historic Supreme Court decision ended the national right to an abortion, some states are fighting back—but the future of abortion rights remains in doubt.
Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, and New York passed referendums upholding abortion rights, while measures to restore or expand access failed in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota. In his first term, his Supreme Court appointees Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett set the stage for the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. A second Trump administration could make it even harder for women to access abortion—even in states that have adopted protections—if it decides to enforce a “zombie law” from 1873 called the Comstock Act, which bans the mailing of obscene matter, including abortion-related materials.
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