Abortion rights advocates win in four US states but lose in Florida

Missouri is positioned to be the first state where a vote will undo a ban that is already in place  Picture: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Voters in Missouri have cleared the way to undo one of the United States’most restrictive abortion bans in one of four victories for abortion rights advocates.

But Florida defeated a similar constitutional amendment, leaving in place a law barring most abortions after the first six weeks of pregnancy.