Donald Trump has made the claim that abortion rights will not be a major issue in the Presidential Election of 2024.
The reality is otherwise, as already, since the Dobbs V. Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision of June 2022 reversed Roe V Wade, six states have insured abortion rights–California, Michigan, Ohio, Vermont, Kentucky, and Kansas.
And now, eight states will have the issue of abortion rights on the ballot in November, including Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New York, and South Dakota.
Additionally three other states are in process of trying to put it on the ballot—Arkansas, Montana and Nebraska.
So it could be that 11 states will join the 6 earlier that have moved to allow abortion rights, negating the Dobbs decision.
The first 6 states were evenly divided politically, with California, Michigan, and Vermont being Democratic, and Ohio, Kentucky, and Kansas being Republican states.
The eight states that have definite votes in November are 5 Democratic leaning states—Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Nevada, and New York—and 3 leaning Republican—Florida, Missouri, and South Dakota.
And the other three states in process all tend to be Republican—Arkansas, Montana, and Nebraska.
So if one adds up these 17 states, there are 8 Democratic leaning states and 9 Republican leaning states.
This is all a very interesting situation in the battle for reproductive rights for women!