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Seven states — Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and New York — passed ballot measures to enshrine abortion rights or other reproductive rights in the state constitution.

As other free states joined the union, several also enshrined this language into their constitutions.

In the state of Missouri, Amendment 3 passed, which will enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution and overturn the state’s current ban.

While the treaty itself is not enshrined in law, its principles have been adopted over time into various pieces of legislation.

Just last week, California voters formally removed Proposition 8 from the state Constitution and enshrined the right to marry.