Arizona proposal to protect abortion rights in state constitution advances

Coalition behind measure says it turned in more than double the needed signatures to get it on November ballot

A proposal to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution of Arizona, a key battleground state in the upcoming US elections, has inched closer to becoming an official ballot measure.

On Wednesday, Arizona for Abortion Access, the coalition behind the measure, announced that it had turned in more than 800,000 signatures - more than double the needed amount to get the measure on the ballot come November.