Kansas' ballot measure marks the first time voters will decide on abortion post-Roe. The fight over the state's constitution represents a new front in the abortion battle
this month found that 43% of Kansans said they plan to vote “no” while 47% said they plan to vote “yes.” Millions of dollars have poured into the race, with national abortion rights groups backing the “no” side and Catholic dioceses and churches funding efforts to vote “yes.”fell, advocates on both sides tell TIME that the decision has given their efforts heightened urgency.
Jae Gray of Kansans for Constitutional Freedom leads a canvassing training session in Overland Park, Kansas on July 23, 2022.Due to its location, loss of abortion access in Kansas would impact far more than just Kansans. Withgone, near-total abortion bans in neighboring states such as Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas went into effect, meaning more people than ever are now driving hours to reach the handful of abortion clinics in Kansas.
Democrats have been just as likely as Republicans to hold the governorship in recent decades and the majority of the current justices on the state Supreme Court were appointed by Democrats. Over the last 20 years, Republican state lawmakers have passed many restrictions on abortion, including a 24-hour waiting period, parental consent for minors, and strict limits on when private and public insurance can cover the procedure.
One 28-year-old woman, who declined to be identified out of concern for her privacy, said she had driven from Tulsa, Okla. to terminate her pregnancy at the clinic in Overland Park. She said her doctor told her she needed to because she could not get her stomach and thyroid cancer properly treated while pregnant.
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