(NewsNation) — Voters passed a constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights in Nevada, where Donald Trump, with shifting stances on abortion, is projected to win the presidential race.
Nevada is among 10 states that presented voters with the option to protect abortion access in the first presidential election since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
A similar ballot measure in Florida garnered support from 57% of voters, falling just short of the 60% needed to pass.
The results indicate a possible disconnect between voters’ values on a central issue and those of the candidate they selected for president.
Trump’s views on abortion
Trump has gone back and forth on abortion rights.
On Tuesday, he avoided answering a reporter’s question about how he voted on Florida’s abortion amendment.
“Just stop talking about that,” Trump said the second time a reporter asked him about the ballot measure.
“We did a great job, and then we brought it back to the states, as you know, I believe in exceptions as well,” Trump continued.
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, launching a national push to have voters decide abortion laws at the state level. At the time, Trump touted his appointment of three conservative judges who influenced the ruling.
During the September presidential debate, Trump falsely said Democrats support abortions in the third trimester and after birth. No state in the country allows termination after birth.
He also refused to commit to vetoing a national abortion ban, but has said on several occasions that decisions about abortion access should be left to the states.
Nevada Question 6
Nevada Question 6 asked, “Should the Nevada Constitution be amended to create an individual’s fundamental right to an abortion, without interference by state or local governments, whenever the abortion is performed by a qualified healthcare professional until fetal viability or when necessary to protect the health or life of the pregnant individual at any point during the pregnancy?”
Sixty-three percent of people voted in favor of the measure, while 35.8% opposed it, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) totals, with 86% of precincts reporting.
Florida Amendment 4
Florida’s Amendment 4 said, “No law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider. This amendment does not change the Legislature’s constitutional authority to require notification to a parent or guardian before a minor has an abortion.”
Fifty-seven percent of people voted in favor of the measure, while 42% opposed it, according to DDHQ totals, with more than 95% of precincts reporting.
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