Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Missouri abortion-rights campaign announced Thursday that it's throwing support behind an amendment that would enshrine access to the procedure in the state constitution while allowing restrictions in later stages of pregnancy. Missourians for Constitutional Freedom said it is committing to a proposal, one of 11 versions, that would let lawmakers regulate or ban abortion after what's called viability, with an exception for the protection of the life and physical and mental health of the woman. Supporters include the ACLU of Missouri, local Planned Parenthood affiliates...