Leaders with Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom celebrated Amendment 79’s passage Thursday, saying a constitutional amendment provides the most state protection of abortion rights possible.

Colorado voters are leaning toward enshrining access to abortion in the state’s constitution, with almost 62% of voters supporting Amendment 79 in the early results. As of 7:35 p.m. Mountain time, the amendment has 683,

You may have been wondering why abortion was on the ballot this year, even it's legal in Colorado. It would add language to the Colorado Constitution protecting the right.