Maggy Krell, a former prosecutor from Sacramento, won a seat in the California Assembly by a landslide while campaigning for abortion rights in Nevada.

The president-elect has said he sees no need for a federal abortion ban after the Dobbs decision. Conservative activists have a backup plan.

Top officials in Arizona have certified the state’s election results. That certification Monday includes voters’ approval of a measure that expands abortion access from the current 15-week limit to the point of fetal viability.

Voters supported abortion rights measures while electing antiabortion candidates in the 2024 election. The split reflects a complicated abortion landscape post-Dobbs

Arizona voters have passed a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion access up to fetal viability. t’s a major win in a battleground state for advocates of the measure who have been seeking to expand access.

Republicans will maintain control of the House of Representatives, solidifying the GOP’s power in the White House and both chambers of Congress. Abortion rights were a focal point for the Democratic Party,

Despite his campaign promises to leave the issue to the states, President-elect Donald Trump’s administration will shape the national landscape around abortion and reproductive health.

Officially called a canvass in Arizona, the certification of votes drew heightened attention in 2020 and 2022 as some candidates denied their losses.

Trump’s first time in office emboldened the anti-abortion movement and he appointed conservative-leaning justices to the Supreme Court, which then went on to overturn Roe v Wade – the landmark ruling that had granted a constitutional right to abortion access for the past 50 years.

After Democrats underperformed nationally and in Texas, the McAllen Democrat had some sharp commentary for his party and said he won't be taking their advice.

The former and now future president largely staked out a federalist position, saying abortion policy should be formulated by the states.

Republicans spent $222 million on anti-trans and LGBTQ advertising in the campaign. Various policy initiatives are on the incoming administration's to-do list.