MedCity News November 17, 2024
Marissa Plescia

In the 2024 election, seven out of 10 states passed ballot measures protecting abortion rights. But the effects won’t be seen immediately, experts say.

While former President Donald Trump’s win of the White House was a blow to many reproductive rights advocates, Election Day some wins when it came to abortion ballot measures. In seven of 10 states, voters chose to protect abortion rights.

However, that doesn’t mean abortion rights will go into effect immediately in these states, experts say.

“People kind of think that abortion access can be like a light switch, like you flip it up because the law allows you to provide abortion care, and suddenly there’s all of these clinics and providers who are able to...

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