Abortion is on the ballot in four states this Election Day, with voters in Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia considering measures to protect access while Missouri voters will decide whether to undo a reproductive freedom amendment approved in 2024. As voters head to the polls, another influence on reproductive rights is already in millions of people’s hands: AI. With an age of instant gratification happening online and an affordability crisis happening offline, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that one in three American adults admit they've turned to AI for health information this year rather than going to a doctor. People use AI to get advice on everything from birth control to fertility, but what actually happens when you ask AI your abortion questions?

The answer is important because these tools are not neutral forces.…