By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Abortion rights advocates are working to place the issue on ballots in nearly a dozen U.S. states in November's election, including several expected to play central roles in the presidential race and the battle for control of Congress.

Organizers of an effort to scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban on say they have submitted enough signatures to get the measure on the November ballot. Arkansans for Limited Government on

In Missouri, abortion was banned almost immediately after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Two years later, there's an effort to enshrine abortion access in the state's constitution by putting it on the ballot this election cycle.