![]() ![]() Not only did they do much worse than estimates based on fundamentals like the economy and presidential job approval, but they did worse than even an average midterm performance by the out-of-power party. Republicans may very well take the House, but this was a poor showing by historical standards. GOP's worse-than-average midterm performance In the fifth state, Montana, it's unclear whether voters have approved a legislative referendum asking voters to adopt the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, which declares infants born alive, including after an abortion, are legal persons. A reliably red state, Kentucky follows Kansas, another traditionally conservative state, in likely rejecting an effort to restrict abortion access. But the biggest victory for abortion right advocates is expected to come from Kentucky, where CBS News estimates a proposal to amend the state constitution to declare it does not protect the right to an abortion and to prohibit state funding for abortion is likely to be defeated. In California, Michigan and Vermont, CBS News projects voters approved proposals to amend their state constitutions to protect reproductive rights. ![]() The future of abortion access was directly on the ballot in five states, and the proposals marked the first time a large swath of voters expressed their views on the hot-button issue since the Supreme Court wiped away the right to an abortion under the federal constitution in June. Reproductive rights advocates seeking to protect the right to an abortion through ballot measures had victories from coast to coast. ![]()
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