Abortion rights opponents had argued in a pair of lawsuits that the amendment to expand abortion rights violated a state rule that says a ballot proposal must only address one subject.
Matt Heffron, a senior counsel for a firm that argued against allowing the abortion rights initiative to stay on the ballot, slammed the high court's ruling.
Colorado, New York and Maryland are the liberal-leaning states with abortion ballot measures.
Arizona and Nevada — two key battleground states in the presidential election — also have abortion ballot initiatives.
That same year, Kansas voters cast ballots against a proposed amendment which would have removed language guaranteeing abortion rights in the state.
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