The most closely watched vote is in Michigan, a state that's long been one of the country's most competitive presidential battlegrounds.
that would have permitted lawmakers to tighten abortion laws or outlaw the procedure outright in August -- the first such test since the high court's ruling.What questions are on the ballot and where?, Michigan and Vermont are all considering questions that would amend their state constitutions to establish some form of a right to abortion.
Montana is asking voters whether to require medical care and treatment for infants born alive after an attempted abortion.The ballot measures come in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's ruling in June that the U.S. Constitution doesn't confer a right to abortion and "the authority to regulate abortion must be returned to the people and their elected representatives."
"It is more important than ever to make sure the women in our state have the right to make their own decisions about their health, bodies, and their futures," he said. Abortion is currently legal in Vermont, with no limit on when during a pregnancy it can be carried out. California and Michigan permit abortions before viability, usually defined as around 24 weeks. Montana restricts abortions after viability as well, but a court has put a hold on a measure that would bar the procedure after 20 weeks pending litigation.State legislatures and courts have shifted the status of abortion laws across the United States.
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