Reproductive rights protected in several states by midterm election ballot measures

Voters in Nevada, Virginia, Missouri and Idaho passed or strengthened protections for women's reproductive freedom

Reproductive rights were on the ballot on Tuesday night as voters weighed in on several abortion-related measures, delivering a largely successful night for reproductive rights advocates encompassed by a historic blue wave.

In Nevada, voters approved an amendment enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution, permanently protecting access to abortion through the second trimester after a second referendum on the measure.