<p>Voters in Nevada, Virginia, Missouri and Idaho passed or strengthened protections for women’s reproductive freedom</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/reproductive-rights">Reproductive rights</a> were on the ballot on Tuesday night as voters weighed in on several <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/abortion">abortion</a>-related measures, delivering a largely successful night for reproductive rights advocates encompassed by a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/democrats-house-midterm-elections-results">historic blue wave</a>.</p><p>In <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/nevada">Nevada</a>, voters approved an amendment enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution, permanently protecting access to abortion through the second trimester after a second referendum on the measure.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/05/abortion-ballot-measures-pass">Continue reading...</a>