Maryland voters overwhelmingly passed a sweeping proposal adding abortion rights to the state constitution.

Question 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment, had garnered 74% of the vote with more than half the votes tallied Tuesday night, prompting The Associated Press to call the race in favor of the proposal

“Marylanders just made history by voting YES on Question 1,” the Maryland Reproductive Freedom Campaign said. “This victory marks a powerful declaration for bodily autonomy and ensures that the essential freedoms to access abortion, contraception and other reproductive health services are safeguarded.”

Maryland is already one of the nation’s most abortion-friendly states — the only real restriction is parental notification for minors — but the amendment guarantees “the ability to make and effectuate decisions to prevent, continue or end one’s own pregnancy.”

The measure was opposed by the Maryland Catholic Conference and Baltimore Archbishop William Lori, but foes were outspent by the Yes on 1 camp by about 5 to 1, according to Ballotpedia.

The November elections feature 11 abortion-related ballot measures in 10 states.

• Valerie Richardson can be reached at vrichardson@washingtontimes.com.