In 2025, some states have continued to strengthen their pro-life laws and programs, while others continue to fight the expansion of the culture of death that already exists. Missouri, in particular, is in an interesting position.
Last year, the citizens of Missouri passed an initiative to place a right to abortion in the state constitution. This year, the General Assembly passed a resolution that proposes to place some commonsense health and safely regulations on abortion as well as protect minors with parent’s right to know guidelines.
For more on the resolution and the process for passage, click here.
In 2024, 13 states began the process of attempting to insert the right to abortion in their state constitution. Three of those states failed on procedural grounds to move forward. 10 of those states succeeded in completing the requirements to place the initiative on the ballot. Of these ten, six states voted, by varying margins, in favor of inserting a right to abortion in the state constitution. One state, Nevada, passed the first of two rounds of voting for their initiative (a second vote will take place in 2026), and three states, Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota thankfully failed to acquire the votes needed to make a virtually unrestricted right to abortion part of the constitution.
| Arizona | Colorado | Florida | Maryland |
| Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada |
| New York | South Dakota |
The following three states initiated the process of introducing an abortion amendment but failed to get it on the ballot.
| Arkansas | Maine | Pennsylvania |
For a summary of the 2024 elections and the state ballot initiatives, please see this article by Paul Linton in Human Life Review.
