ArizonaandMissouriwill join a growing group of states holding ballot measures this November to codifythe right to abortioninto state law.

We have a lot of work ahead, but today is a day we celebrate a crucial step forward.

Given the overwhelming success of past measures in other states, anti-abortion groups haveleveled challengesagainst these sorts of initiatives.

Pro-abortion rights demonstrators rally in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 15, 2024. The top court in Arizona on April 9, 2024 ruled a 160-year-old near total ban on abortion is enforceable, thrusting the issue to the top of the agenda in a key US presidential election swing state. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Pro-abortion rights demonstrators rally in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 15, 2024.FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images

Kunce, too, celebrated the news of Missouris initiative.

See you in November, Josh Hawley.