This week, abortion was on the ballot in 10 states, but even in places where it wasn't, Democrats were hoping the fight for reproductive rights could give them an edge. The hope was to galvanize non-partisan voters to not only vote in favor of abortion access but also vote for the Democrats down the ticket. But once Donald Trump snagged the presidential spot again, with Republicans also taking the Senate majority, it became clear that while abortion access was prioritized in some red states, like Missouri and Montana, that didn’t render a blue victory.

Still, pro-abortion advocates aren’t necessarily calling Tuesday night an entire loss for reproductive rights in America. For example, Amendment 3 passed in Missouri, which will enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, overturning the state’s current abortion ban. Missouri has one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the country where abortion is mostly entirely prohibited but only allowed "in cases of medical emergency.”

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“Missouri has been labeled a ‘red’ state, but tonight’s results clearly demonstrate that abortion is not a partisan issue – it’s a personal health care issue that Missourians from every political background agree should be left to women, their families and their doctors,” Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project, which backed Missouri’s Yes on 3 campaign, said in a media statement.

Rachel Sweet, campaign manager of Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, the organization behind the Yes on 3 campaign, said Democrats,........

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