Because of the way state-level abortion protections were established in Nevada, abortion law is largely shielded from meddling by state lawmakers.

Arkansas could become the first Southern state to make abortion a constitutional right if voters approve the measure in November.

Pulling off a successful ballot initiative campaign in Missouri is an undertaking so difficult that one Democratic political consultant compares it to skiing the slalom at the Olympics. 

Majorities in Vermont, Michigan, California, Kentucky and Montana voted on Tuesday to protect reproductive freedom.