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After wins at the ballot, abortion rights groups want to 'put this to the people'

Victories in several states this year have abortion rights advocates looking at where they can next take the fight directly to voters.
Sandra Bucciero and her son Luke canvass for Proposal 3 last weekend in Dearborn, Mich. Voters approved the amendment protecting abortion rights.

Abortion rights supporters had a successful run of ballot measures this year.

In states where voters were asked to weigh in directly on abortion rights, they supported measures that protect those rights and rejected initiatives that could threaten them.

Those victories have abortion rights advocates looking at where they can next take the fight directly to voters.

"Let's take this show on the road. Let's go to states, and let's prove that we can win in some challenging environment," said Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union. "Let's

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