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Abortion rights advocates win in 6 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in 3

Melissa Estes, center, manager of a Planned Parenthood health center, kisses the hand of fiancé Sabrina Dennig during a watch party by advocates of Florida's Amendment 4, which would have enshrined abortion rights in the state, but fell short of the 60% vote threshold it needed to pass, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Melissa Estes, center, manager of a Planned Parenthood health center, kisses the hand of fiancé Sabrina Dennig during a watch party by advocates of Florida's Amendment 4, which would have enshrined abortion rights in the state, but fell short of the 60% vote threshold it needed to pass, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Dr. Chelsea Daniels, who works in family medicine for Planned Parenthood, reacts after the defeat of Amendment 4, which would have enshrined abortion rights in the state, at a Yes On 4 campaign watch party on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Dr. Chelsea Daniels, who works in family medicine for Planned Parenthood, reacts after the defeat of Amendment 4, which would have enshrined abortion rights in the state, at a Yes On 4 campaign watch party on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

People at a election night watch party react after an abortion rights amendment to the Missouri constitution passed Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

People at a election night watch party react after an abortion rights amendment to the Missouri constitution passed Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Supporters of Florida's Amendment 4, which would have enshrined abortion rights in the state, react after the amendment's defeat, during a watch party for the Yes On 4 campaign, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Supporters of Florida's Amendment 4, which would have enshrined abortion rights in the state, react after the amendment's defeat, during a watch party for the Yes On 4 campaign, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Beth Weinstein rallies in supporter of Yes on Amendment 4 regarding abortion in Florida outside of the polling place at the courthouse on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Beth Weinstein rallies in supporter of Yes on Amendment 4 regarding abortion in Florida outside of the polling place at the courthouse on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Supporters of Florida's Amendment 4, which would have enshrined abortion rights in the state, react after the amendment's defeat, during a watch party for the Yes On 4 campaign, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Supporters of Florida's Amendment 4, which would have enshrined abortion rights in the state, react after the amendment's defeat, during a watch party for the Yes On 4 campaign, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

CORRECTS LANGUAGES TO MATCH AP STYLE - Anti-abortion Catholic Sonja Kahkonen waves to passing cars as she holds a "Vote No on 4" sign, urging voters to reject Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, outside a polling place at the Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

CORRECTS LANGUAGES TO MATCH AP STYLE - Anti-abortion Catholic Sonja Kahkonen waves to passing cars as she holds a "Vote No on 4" sign, urging voters to reject Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, outside a polling place at the Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Emmie Reed, center, co-founder of Bans Off Our Bodies Florida collective, wipes away tears after Florida's Amendment 4, which would have enshrined abortion rights in the state, fell short of the 60% vote threshold required to pass, during a watch party for the Yes On 4 campaign, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Emmie Reed, center, co-founder of Bans Off Our Bodies Florida collective, wipes away tears after Florida's Amendment 4, which would have enshrined abortion rights in the state, fell short of the 60% vote threshold required to pass, during a watch party for the Yes On 4 campaign, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

People giving there first names Erika, left, and Leeann react after an abortion rights amendment to the Missouri constitution passed, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at a watch party in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

People giving there first names Erika, left, and Leeann react after an abortion rights amendment to the Missouri constitution passed, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at a watch party in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Denise Yettow wears a pair of buttons she saved from the 1989 Mobilize for Women's Lives Rally, as she gathers with supporters of Florida's Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state, for a watch party for the Yes On 4 campaign, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Denise Yettow wears a pair of buttons she saved from the 1989 Mobilize for Women's Lives Rally, as she gathers with supporters of Florida's Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state, for a watch party for the Yes On 4 campaign, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)