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Nevada voters will decide on Question 6 in the 2026 midterm elections, which proposes a constitutional amendment establishing a fundamental right to abortion until fetal viability or when necessary to protect the pregnant patient's life or health, with fetal viability determined by the abortion provider's judgment. The amendment, supported by groups like Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte and opposed by organizations such as Protect Our Girls and Students for Life Action Ballot PAC, would make abortion rights permanent in the state constitution and potentially allow abortions into the ninth month of pregnancy without parental notification for minors.

A leading abortion rights group in Nevada is launching a $1 million ad campaign to mobilize voters around a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion protections into the state constitution. Abortion is legal up to 24 weeks after conception in Nevada due to a 2024 ballot initiative that passed with 64 percent of the vote.

In November, voters in Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia will decide on abortion-related ballot initiatives that could either protect or expand abortion rights in their states. These measures include Idaho's Proposition 1 to create a right to abortion, Missouri's Amendment 3 to repeal the constitutional right to abortion, Nevada's Question 6 to establish a constitutional right to abortion, and Virginia's reproductive freedom amendment allowing abortion at any point in pregnancy with a broad health exception.

The upcoming midterm elections include four statewide ballot measures related to abortion in Missouri, Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia, each proposing different levels of abortion access and restrictions. Despite the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision returning abortion policy to the states, the article emphasizes that the pro-life movement's goal to make abortion unthinkable remains ongoing and that grassroots activism continues to be crucial in shaping the nation's future on this issue.

Reproductive Freedom for All (RFFA) is investing about $1 million into a direct voter contact campaign across three priority House districts in Arizona, Michigan, and Nevada ahead of the November midterm elections. The group aims to expand its outreach efforts in these key battleground districts.

The 2026 ballot measures on abortion include initiatives in Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia, each with specified pro-life or pro-abortion voting positions. Detailed information and resources for fighting or ending abortion in these states are available at EndAbortion.us and Ballotpedia as referenced in the article.