Midterm ballot measures spotlight abortion, transgender rights and Medicaid expansion
Voters in the upcoming midterm elections will weigh a series of state ballot questions that address contentious health topics such as abortion access, transgender health care and the expansion of Medicaid.
The total number of health related initiatives is lower than in 2024, when a record number of abortion measures appeared after the Supreme Court ended federal protections. Fewer proposals are linked to the Make America Healthy Again agenda, which has receded.
Four states plan to vote on measures that would prohibit transgender youth from participating in school athletic programs.
This writeup was produced by pharmadog from original reporting by STAT.
Original headline: “STAT+: The key health care ballot measures we’re watching in the midterms”
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