Key facts
- Nevada's Question 6 establishes a fundamental right to abortion and allows state regulation after viability, except when medically necessary.
- Virginia's amendment protects abortion in the first two trimesters and permits regulation in the third while preserving access to protect life or health.
- Missouri's Amendment 3, placed on the ballot by the Republican-led legislature, would have banned abortion except in cases of rape, incest or fetal anomalies.
- Idaho's abortion restrictions, which took effect in 2022 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, remain in place.
- Voters decided 65 abortion-related ballot measures between 1970 and 2025, according to Ballotpedia.
Voters in Nevada and Virginia approved constitutional amendments protecting abortion rights on November 3, 2026, while Missouri voters rejected a Republican-led effort to repeal protections approved in 2024, according to a report published November 5, 2026.
Nevada's Question 6, which establishes a fundamental right to abortion, was leading 62.3% to 37.7% with 86% of votes counted when the Associated Press called the race. The amendment allows the state to regulate abortion after viability, except when medically necessary to protect the life or health of the pregnant patient.
Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment establishing a fundamental right to reproductive freedom. The measure protects access to abortion during the first two trimesters and permits government regulation in the third trimester while preserving access when necessary to protect the life or health of the pregnant woman. It also establishes rights to contraception and fertility care.
In Missouri, voters rejected Amendment 3 by 55% to 45%. The proposal, placed on the ballot by the Republican-led legislature, would have repealed the constitutional right to reproductive freedom approved in 2024, restricted abortion, and prohibited gender transition surgeries and certain other procedures for minors. It would have banned abortion except in cases of rape and incest during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, or later in cases involving fetal anomalies.
Idaho voters rejected an effort to repeal the state's abortion ban, leaving in place restrictions that took effect in 2022 following the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade.
Voters decided 65 abortion-related ballot measures between 1970 and 2025, according to Ballotpedia. Of those, 44 were supported by organizations identifying as anti-abortion, while 21 had the backing of organizations describing themselves as pro-choice or supportive of reproductive rights.
Reproductive Freedom for All said in a social media statement: "The American people sent a clear message: Our government belongs to us, not the extremists who have spent years attacking our fundamental freedoms." The Center for Reproductive Rights wrote: "What. a. night. The future of our reproductive rights will be shaped by the actions elected officials take."