Republicans try to kill abortion ballot measures by any means necessary

Abortion access is broadly popular, and whenever the issue has appeared on a ballot since the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, abortion rights have prevailed. The right miscalculated wildly here, clearly unprepared for the idea that taking bodily autonomy away from half the population would galvanize voters. With abortion on the ballot in 10 states in 2024, conservatives aren’t focusing on turning out their ostensible majority of anti-abortion voters. Rather, they’re engaging in anti-democratic efforts to block people from voting on abortion rights at all. It’s just another component of the right’s strategy to render elections a chaotic, confusing process.