Publisher's Note: One of the most significant things you can do to promote Liberty is to support our mission. Please make your gift to the 2024 Year-End Campaign today. Thank you! —Mark Alexander, Publisher

November 6, 2024

Abortion on the Ballot

How did voters respond in 10 states? Bad for the most part, but peppered with some good.

Over the last few weeks, Kamala Harris’s campaign has leaned heavily into pandering to all the vices. Her favorite vice to promote is abortion, and there were 10 states with this issue on the ballot: New York, Maryland, Florida, Missouri, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona, Montana, and Nevada.

In New York, abortion was only tangentially on the ballot. It was more of an anti-discrimination measure encompassing several identity groups, including women who are pregnant and women who make different choices about their “pregnancy outcomes.” What a horrid euphemism. This measure passed with flying colors.

Maryland voted to enshrine abortion in the state constitution with no gestational restrictions. Horrific.

With Florida, we knew very early last night that Amendment 4 was not going to pass. As I wrote last week, this ballot measure sought to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution. It was vaguely worded, and pro-lifers worked very hard to educate voters on why this measure was not good for the people of Florida. It went down in flames. Hooray for the preservation of life in the Sunshine State.

Missouri is one of the most anti-abortion states. However, residents there have just voted to enshrine abortion in their constitution until 24 weeks.

South Dakota voted “No” on its ballot measure that would have protected only first-trimester abortions. However, there was a problem with the number of signatures acquired to get the measure on the ballot in the first place, so even if it did pass, it might not have been valid anyway. The South Dakota Constitution continues to protect the lives of the unborn.

Nebraska had an interesting situation. It had two ballot measures on this subject — one allowing abortion up until 24 weeks gestation, and another keeping the limit at 12 weeks; whichever measure garnered more votes would be adopted. Nebraskans voted to keep the 12-week abortion ban in place, which, in this state, is a victory for life.

Colorado has also voted to enshrine abortion in the state constitution and effectively block any politicians from infringing on it. It also allows for state funding of abortion. Colorado has no gestational limit on abortion.

Arizona had a 15-week abortion ban before the election, and its ballot measure sought to enshrine the right to kill a baby until 24 weeks. The measure was approved. It’s a sad loss in the fight for the rights of the unborn.

Abortion isn’t illegal in Montana; however, the measure on the ballot there would amend the state constitution so that it would never become illegal to have an abortion. Montanans voted to add the measure to their constitution but with a cutoff at 24 weeks gestation.

And finally, Nevada’s measure would amend the state constitution to allow abortion until 24 weeks gestation. Nevadans voted to enshrine that right in yet another loss for the dignity of the preborn.

Seven out of the 10 states voted either to add abortion rights to their state constitutions, extend the timeframe that abortion is permitted, or — in the case of New York — add anti-discrimination laws to protect people who get an abortion.

The vitriol behind the Democrats’ propaganda is driving women to be even more against life, and that is a huge problem. The pro-life movement still has a lot of work to do.

Who We Are

The Patriot Post is a highly acclaimed weekday digest of news analysis, policy and opinion written from the heartland — as opposed to the MSM’s ubiquitous Beltway echo chambers — for grassroots leaders nationwide. More

What We Offer

On the Web

We provide solid conservative perspective on the most important issues, including analysis, opinion columns, headline summaries, memes, cartoons and much more.

Via Email

Choose our full-length Digest or our quick-reading Snapshot for a summary of important news. We also offer Cartoons & Memes on Monday and Alexander’s column on Wednesday.

Our Mission

The Patriot Post is steadfast in our mission to extend the endowment of Liberty to the next generation by advocating for individual rights and responsibilities, supporting the restoration of constitutional limits on government and the judiciary, and promoting free enterprise, national defense and traditional American values. We are a rock-solid conservative touchstone for the expanding ranks of grassroots Americans Patriots from all walks of life. Our mission and operation budgets are not financed by any political or special interest groups, and to protect our editorial integrity, we accept no advertising. We are sustained solely by you. Please support The Patriot Fund today!


The Patriot Post and Patriot Foundation Trust, in keeping with our Military Mission of Service to our uniformed service members and veterans, are proud to support and promote the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, both the Honoring the Sacrifice and Warrior Freedom Service Dogs aiding wounded veterans, the National Veterans Entrepreneurship Program, the Folds of Honor outreach, and Officer Christian Fellowship, the Air University Foundation, and Naval War College Foundation, and the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. "Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one's life for his friends." (John 15:13)

★ PUBLIUS ★

“Our cause is noble; it is the cause of mankind!” —George Washington

Please join us in prayer for our nation — that righteous leaders would rise and prevail and we would be united as Americans. Pray also for the protection of our Military Patriots, Veterans, First Responders, and their families. Please lift up your Patriot team and our mission to support and defend our Republic's Founding Principle of Liberty, that the fires of freedom would be ignited in the hearts and minds of our countrymen.

The Patriot Post is protected speech, as enumerated in the First Amendment and enforced by the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, in accordance with the endowed and unalienable Rights of All Mankind.

Copyright © 2024 The Patriot Post. All Rights Reserved.

The Patriot Post does not support Internet Explorer. We recommend installing the latest version of Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome.