Republicans Wage State Fights to Walk Back Abortion Rights Votes

Republican legislative majorities in states where voters recently approved reproductive rights measures are pushing legislation to reinstate abortion bans and other restrictions that would complicate how courts interpret the newly enshrined protections.

In Missouri and Montana, where Republicans control both chambers and the governor’s office, bills are moving through the legislature to put forth new constitutional amendments banning abortion in most cases or recognizing embryos and fetuses as persons under state law. The amendments, if approved by voters, are likely to spur state litigation to determine which right supersedes the other.

Republicans in Arizona are also aiming to enact targeted ...